Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

The company has grown to appreciate including our board just how important the external and internal reputation of Wal-Mart is.

The company has grown to appreciate including our board just how important the external and internal reputation of Wal-Mart is.

no doubt the new wave [of attacks] in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot from the face of read more

no doubt the new wave [of attacks] in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot from the face of the Islamic world.

I think men are a beautiful creation.

I think men are a beautiful creation.

The Iraq war was a mistake from the beginning, and when we went in, we went in on the cheap. read more

The Iraq war was a mistake from the beginning, and when we went in, we went in on the cheap. The troops have not been protected. We need to bring them home.

We're going to monitor this situation very carefully over the next several months. This is a case where what happens read more

We're going to monitor this situation very carefully over the next several months. This is a case where what happens in Washington can have as much effect on cargo as what happens on the docks.

Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence

Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his read more

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his plane around the Manhattan skyline, an incredible, somehow touching sight. I wonder why?... We passed so close to the World Trade Center buildings that we could see the diners innocently enjoying themselves in the restaurant. In the late-20th century, it's impossible not to see the whole great heart of the city as vulnerable, exposed to attack.

The fumes spread from the construction area into the records office. Several employees reported smelling noxious fumes. Several became lightheaded. read more

The fumes spread from the construction area into the records office. Several employees reported smelling noxious fumes. Several became lightheaded. A few became nauseated.