I don't know if you ever really feel like you've made it.

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues, and that's not their concern.

When I graduated high school, nearly a half-million people subscribed to 'Popular Electronics' magazine. Soldering up some radio or hi-fi amplifier on the basement workbench was not just a personal passion - a lot of young people were doing the same. The magazine expired in 1999 for lack of interest.

The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.