Memory is often - perhaps usually - a distorting lens: what we think we remember isn't the way it was at all. It's what we'd like to remember.
Graydon CarterFinancial institutions like to call what they do trading. Let's be honest. It's not trading; it's betting.
Graydon CarterWater-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma.
Graydon CarterIssues 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.
Graydon Carter