Congressional Republicans themselves have vehemently defended the idea that preexisting conditions should not be used to deny people insurance.
James Surowiecki
All things being equal, letting people make decisions for themselves will produce smarter outcomes, collectively, than relying on government planners.
Lower oil prices won't, by themselves, topple the mullahs in Iran. But it's significant that, historically, when oil prices have been low... →
I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the half million to a million to put... →
John Surtees
In many countries, schools are preparing students to participate in a democratic environment; yet schools themselves tend to be extremely autocratic... →
Adora Svitak
Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone?... →
Aaron Swartz
Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.
I look at power as the ability to get people motivated and to get them to do things that maybe they don't think are important but, in the end... →
Anne Sweeney
All novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate of... →
Graham Swift