There's a danger inherent in adopting rules that sound good but have no statistical basis or significance.

There's a danger inherent in adopting rules that sound good but have no statistical basis or significance.

We just had to tell the stories of these amazing volunteers, who left their families and jobs in some case read more

We just had to tell the stories of these amazing volunteers, who left their families and jobs in some case to work around the clock at the most dangerous disaster site in history—Ground Zero.

We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's read more

We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's 'Strike Hard' crime campaign mentality is still prevalent, at least in some parts of the country. There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments.

These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when read more

These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when they look at Africa, but these countries have turned it around.

This is not one person's award. This is a reflection of all the coaches, management and players who made it read more

This is not one person's award. This is a reflection of all the coaches, management and players who made it possible.

He's alienated most of the state; he's alienated most of the voters.

He's alienated most of the state; he's alienated most of the voters.

It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence read more

It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present.

Knowing where people are, where they want to ride the bus and where they want to get off allows us read more

Knowing where people are, where they want to ride the bus and where they want to get off allows us to put the busses out exactly where people want to go and that allows us to keep the fares at the same level that they've been for 10 years despite what we've seen fuel prices and other costs do.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.