By laying the groundwork for a system centered on home ownership rather than the public housing popular in Europe, the New Deal made possible the great postwar housing boom that populated the Sun Belt and boosted millions of Americans into the middle class, where, ironically, they often became Republicans.

In the press grandstand where I watched Discovery rise against the cloudless sky, the media hit the abort button on cynicism. The Earth shook to the sounds of man, three miles away. The candle lit. . . only someone stripped of awe can leave a launch untouched.

I think it's a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill -- it finds its way.

By laying the groundwork for a system centered on home ownership rather than the public housing popular in Europe, the New Deal made possible the great postwar housing boom that populated the Sun Belt and boosted millions of Americans into the middle class, where, ironically, they often became Republicans.

The basic problem is with the business model of journalism. That business model is premised on the idea that talk is cheap and reporting is expensive.

If Franz Kafka were alive today he'd be writing about customer service.

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics