But we did get the general sense that they were either shutting down, facing a major downsizing in operations, or read more

But we did get the general sense that they were either shutting down, facing a major downsizing in operations, or being consolidated.

[The impression is] that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon read more

[The impression is] that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon as you drift out of Dade County you find that the Alice in Wonderland world ends at the Dade-Broward line.

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval read more

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval notion that there is an aristocracy and a people, and the people want a piece of what the aristocracy had—a life subsidized enough to have a minimum of work and a maximum of pleasure.

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but read more

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

Now it's simply (about) getting the financial resources to get this thing finished. You'll never get another chance like this.

Now it's simply (about) getting the financial resources to get this thing finished. You'll never get another chance like this.

What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close read more

What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close down us, noncommercial NGOs, which remain the last bastion of the Russian civil society not controlled by the government.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

It really is one slick piece of political mail.

It really is one slick piece of political mail.

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers read more

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers of advertisers like Bank of America and Fleet.