Cold War in a Hot Climate The nuclear angle to the India-Pakistan conflict is getting hysterical coverage in the media. Here are some sobering thoughts.

Fighting to Live as the Towers Died 102 minutes - between the planes' impact and the fall of the twin towers. Captured here in one of the most powerful pieces about 9/11 are the final thoughts and messages of the 2,823 people for whom those 102 minutes tragically proved to be their last.

Reflections on Gandhi / George Orwell I have never been able to feel much liking for Gandhi .. but regarded simply as a politician, and compared with the other leading political figures of our time, how clean a smell he has managed to leave behind!

Market Economy vs. Centrally Planned Economy The ongoing battle of ideas for the commanding heights of economy - Hayek vs. Keynes

CancerGuide: Stephen Jay Gould's "The Median Isn't the Message" and he lived 29 extra years to prove it.

Winning Hearts -- and Homes When they cut hands, they say, 'Short sleeve or long sleeve?'