Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people read more

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

He runs a 4.9 in the 40, bench-presses 450 pounds and squats and dead-lifts over 600,

He runs a 4.9 in the 40, bench-presses 450 pounds and squats and dead-lifts over 600,

It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party.

It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party.

I wouldn't read too much into it.

I wouldn't read too much into it.

There isn't much difference. The positions are very interchangeable.

There isn't much difference. The positions are very interchangeable.

In all four countries, it is clear that WFP will have to expand its existing operations to drought-affected populations in read more

In all four countries, it is clear that WFP will have to expand its existing operations to drought-affected populations in order to address the increasing needs. While final figures on the number of people in need of urgent assistance are still being established, donors must respond now if we are going to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

The new Bali attacks after the London attacks show the resiliency of terrorists to strike targets when our guard is read more

The new Bali attacks after the London attacks show the resiliency of terrorists to strike targets when our guard is down,

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.