A lot has been done but it's not necessarily high profile. What we are missing is some kind of high read more

A lot has been done but it's not necessarily high profile. What we are missing is some kind of high profile project.

This is just during the two week spring recess...[when Congress resumes] he's going to push for the bill and hope read more

This is just during the two week spring recess...[when Congress resumes] he's going to push for the bill and hope that the bill will come up for a vote, and then he'll be working toward that.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast the disc jockey read more

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast the disc jockey is not allowed to talk.

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the read more

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily.

[The funds are for] foreseeable needs in ongoing crises but there are also margins for unexpected catastrophes that may occur read more

[The funds are for] foreseeable needs in ongoing crises but there are also margins for unexpected catastrophes that may occur during the year.

It's nuts,

It's nuts,

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing read more

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing to move toward correctness. They freeze up if they think you'll pounce on every error. You want your daughters to keep writing, since this is the best way for them to develop strong usage skills.

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the read more

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.