The consumer is in pretty good shape. The American consumer hangs in through thick and thin, and now there are read more

The consumer is in pretty good shape. The American consumer hangs in through thick and thin, and now there are lots of positives.

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

Capacity constraints are clearly in the forefront and are what keeps the Fed going in the near term.

Capacity constraints are clearly in the forefront and are what keeps the Fed going in the near term.

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic.

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic.

At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters read more

At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.

We have a generation of young people who have grown up with recycling, and now they can't throw a can read more

We have a generation of young people who have grown up with recycling, and now they can't throw a can away. I think that will happen with water conservation. The priority should be in helping people learn how to do it themselves.

It's not often you get a tie in swimming. But it was a good meet.

It's not often you get a tie in swimming. But it was a good meet.

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.

I'm sure once we get everything squared away, all of our top players will play both ways.

I'm sure once we get everything squared away, all of our top players will play both ways.