A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and read more

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if read more

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if drinking seven fair trade coffees in a row will make us feel better about third world debt. It's hard to get involved in a game between a porcine American and small, dull looking Belgian.

We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that read more

We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that we couldn't beat them at their game.

They have stuck their hands into a hornet's nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who are read more

They have stuck their hands into a hornet's nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who are very, very concerned and are far more knowledgeable in this area than the authors appear to be. This is not the last word — definitely not.

While most of us are breathing a sigh of relief I want to remind residents that hurricane season does not read more

While most of us are breathing a sigh of relief I want to remind residents that hurricane season does not end until Nov. 30, ... We have been extremely fortunate this time around, but this is an active hurricane season and more named storms are likely.

When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its read more

When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its protection.

We've been preaching about that - play based on what you know you can do well. If we play hard, read more

We've been preaching about that - play based on what you know you can do well. If we play hard, execute, keep going after the loose basketballs, we can make our own luck.

I hope he wins - I'm rooting for him now. I think he's ready to win a state championship.

I hope he wins - I'm rooting for him now. I think he's ready to win a state championship.

To suck it up and do what I did means a lot more than when I was 40th on the read more

To suck it up and do what I did means a lot more than when I was 40th on the money list and everybody was telling you how great you are,