The recommendations in this year's report particularly make it clear that it is not just governments that are involved here. read more

The recommendations in this year's report particularly make it clear that it is not just governments that are involved here. Civil society has a huge role to play, communities have a huge role to play.

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right read more

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right ones.

Home improvement retailers like Lowe's have large bulky merchandise in our stores and we carry big quantities of these products, read more

Home improvement retailers like Lowe's have large bulky merchandise in our stores and we carry big quantities of these products, as many as 40,000 products,

I was surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium in Chicago. The fans were loud. Yankee Stadium can be loud. read more

I was surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium in Chicago. The fans were loud. Yankee Stadium can be loud. Those people gave them a run for their money.

That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it read more

That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it back.

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.

That's a broad, bold claim. We'll know in a year if they delivered.

That's a broad, bold claim. We'll know in a year if they delivered.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

I think he will probably come round in time, I mean to renew the subject pretty often.

I think he will probably come round in time, I mean to renew the subject pretty often.