Somehow, we have reached the point where we view democracy and elections as ends in themselves. But they aren't.

A nation has to be unified enough that people want to share a government.

Antiwar movies are all losing money by the truckload.

Never ascribe to hostility what can be explained by stupidity.

Leaders know that there's nothing as disruptive as information.

What does Mr. Gates plan to do with all the extra people that won't die from malaria now that his foundation has found a cure?

A chain of progression - one leads to the next, then the next...

How can you take action in a rational way if you won't even take the time to understand the issue you're incensed about?

There's no simple cure for loneliness, but there is a simple answer to the #2 question, "Why are men such couch potatoes?" What does a man want more of that he could have more of if he were in better shape?

Will there be unity in Iraq? Saddam proved that fear can unite Iraqis enough to get them to stop killing each other, but it's not clear that anything less will do the job.