This is a disease no one talks about, ... But it changes your life. I never got to play football; read more

This is a disease no one talks about, ... But it changes your life. I never got to play football; I had to quit baseball because I was too sick; and when I got to college, I missed a quarter of my sophomore year and had to live with a feeding tube for a while.

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my read more

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my stature. It may well be that many East European Jews are descended from Khazars, I may be one of them. Who knows? And who cares?

Any community that fails to prepare -- with the expectation that the federal government can or will offer a lifeline read more

Any community that fails to prepare -- with the expectation that the federal government can or will offer a lifeline -- will be tragically wrong.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence their importance.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence their importance.

The idea came to me in a dream.

The idea came to me in a dream.

We recognized a few years ago that we can't adopt our way out of the overpopulation problem.

We recognized a few years ago that we can't adopt our way out of the overpopulation problem.

It was like the last 15 minutes of the Syracuse game. We played hard and we got into each other.

It was like the last 15 minutes of the Syracuse game. We played hard and we got into each other.

Really, the President was going to have to push to get it done. Others would have gone along,

Really, the President was going to have to push to get it done. Others would have gone along,

If he regains competence, then the state can proceed with their case.

If he regains competence, then the state can proceed with their case.