Surely a tired woman on her way to work at six in the morning on a subway deserves the right to get there safely . everyone who changes his or her life because of crime . have been denied a basic civil right.

The fact is prosperity has a purpose. It's to allow us to pursue "the better angels," to give us time to think and grow.

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

We're enjoying sluggish times, and not enjoying them very much.

We sue each other too much and care for each other too little.

We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God.

I got poked in the left eye on the collision. My vision is blurry in that eye. I had to play. It was for coach, and because it was a district game.