Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.

It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different - men and women live in different worlds. [...] At core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.

No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.

And why do we worship hindsight (as in the news media's constant rehash of the day, the week, the year) and yet distrust foresight, which actually might make a difference in our lives?

The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens rarely, and the other happens daily.

The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality

Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.