How is the government going to run without people like us? We make 35 percent of the bread in this read more

How is the government going to run without people like us? We make 35 percent of the bread in this country, and that much of the margarine, and cooking oil, and all the other things.

The series is not reactive, not angry, not a debate; it's reflective and premeditated. We very deliberately haven't opened any read more

The series is not reactive, not angry, not a debate; it's reflective and premeditated. We very deliberately haven't opened any online discussion boards. So many people today listen in attack mode. We want to enforce listening.

Vertex shares may not be for the faint-hearted at these price levels. However, the hepatitis C derby is just that: read more

Vertex shares may not be for the faint-hearted at these price levels. However, the hepatitis C derby is just that: a race. Should Vertex not stumble or encounter unforeseen obstacles prior to approval, $35 will wind up looking like an early exit point.

Clearly you're seeing conflicting signs about the economy and the market reacting to that.

Clearly you're seeing conflicting signs about the economy and the market reacting to that.

If anyone is involved in the trade of selling and buying firearms, they have to obtain a federal firearms license. read more

If anyone is involved in the trade of selling and buying firearms, they have to obtain a federal firearms license. That is the law of the land today, so to say that there's a loophole is disingenuous.

Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be read more

Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

It's pretty much putting yourself inside a prison . . . and that's not for business people.

It's pretty much putting yourself inside a prison . . . and that's not for business people.

We need to speak to the Greens and the F.D.P. in the next few days. What we need is the read more

We need to speak to the Greens and the F.D.P. in the next few days. What we need is the largest possible consensus. We have our own agenda. We need to conduct open talks.