We went to the library a lot, and I let them just read whatever they liked. On Sundays they went to Barnes & Noble to read new books. Now, it's their favorite place.

They're both like birds halfway out of the nest.

Regulatory failings mean that the cost of breaking the law is far below that of obeying it - businesses are happier to pay fines than to control pollution.

The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for more material comfort. They live prosperous lives in which any expression of pain is forbidden.

White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.

The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.