There Is Nothing New Under The Sun.

Without Education, We Are Weaker Economically. Without Economic Power, We Are Weaker In Terms Of National Security. No Great Military Power Has Ever Remained So Without Great Economic Power.

It Would Be Great If Politics Were Fact-based, But It Is Not, And It Is Surely Not Nuance-based. What Works In A Classroom Or A Think Tank Does Not Work On Capitol Hill Or In The White House. Obama Sometimes Seems To Be Running The Brookings Institution, Not The Country.

As A Southerner Born After The Epic Events Of The Civil Rights Movement, I've Always Wondered How On Earth People Of Good Will Could Have Conceivably Lived With Jim Crow - With The Daily Degradations, The Lynchings In Plain Sight, And, As The Movement Gathered Force, With The Fire Hoses And The Police Dogs And The Billy Clubs.

Steadiness Of Faith, Was, In The Long Run, As Illuminating And Essential As Sophistication Of Thought.

A Lot Of People, Including Business Leaders, Think The Future Belongs To China. Globalization Is Not A Zero-sum Game, But We Need To Hone Our Skills To Stay In Play.