Right now, [our] leading indicators clearly show that the U.S. economy is in a window of vulnerability. This means that, read more

Right now, [our] leading indicators clearly show that the U.S. economy is in a window of vulnerability. This means that, depending on the course of oil prices and geopolitical events, the economy can be easily tipped into a new recession.

It was a two-second call. There was no extended conversation. I don't understand the need to tell an untruth when read more

It was a two-second call. There was no extended conversation. I don't understand the need to tell an untruth when you have already lost.

Moderate Muslims have been given a giant task. The world is watching how they respond.

Moderate Muslims have been given a giant task. The world is watching how they respond.

I think God is a giant vibrator in the sky.

I think God is a giant vibrator in the sky.

The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an read more

The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an official position in another European Union country,

Fashion design isn't just art for art's sake. You must be able to take it to the consumer.

Fashion design isn't just art for art's sake. You must be able to take it to the consumer.

That's the idea. We have a lot of potential going forward. It's not a situation where teams can focus on read more

That's the idea. We have a lot of potential going forward. It's not a situation where teams can focus on one or two players. We have a number of players who can contribute going forward.

The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East read more

The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, laws and medical care are very different. We strive to make sure that travelers have the same information we as diplomats have. Americans and Western interests are targets, and Americans should be aware of that.

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition is now possible, has led read more

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition is now possible, has led either to sheer irrelevancy, the famous knowing of more and more about less and less, or to the development of a pseudo-scholarship which actually destroys its object.