We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.

You lose manufacturing jobs, you rarely ever get them back again.

Most of us have learned the hard way that there are very few things you can absolutely count on in life.

Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma.

I think the movie business is in trouble. It's all movies that you've seen before. Everything's a remake; they want things that are familiar rather than things that surprise you.

Issues such as transparency often boil down to which side of -pick a number- 40 you're on. Under 40, and transparency is generally considered a good thing for society. Over 40, and one generally chooses privacy over transparency. On every side of this issue, hypocrisy abounds.

History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities.