I dislike Ted Cruz as much as the next everyone. But that's no reason to be rude to Ted's loving wife and possible hostage.

There's always going to be someone who hates you. There's always going to be people who love you. It's a risk in either direction.

Kids do have to learn that life is a humiliating charade of endless disappointment and tragedy ultimately culminating in pain, decay, and death. My parents used to sing me to sleep with that one.

The worst thing you can do to a dictator is laugh at him.

Nobody wants to have things blurted at them.

You don't want to be glib; you want to treat every story respectfully.

Everybody is agreeing so tersely. I just had a flashback to the month before my parents finally admitted they were getting a divorce.