“When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over th...”

“The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, it's har...”

“In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental i...”

“I tentatively believe in a god. I was brought up in a fairly religious home. I think the world is compatible with reincarnation, k...”

“My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesm...”

“My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog...”

“I started school in public housing. My dad had a sixth-grade education.”

“My dad was a composer and a musician, but he never finished high school. His formal education was rather minimal from the standard...”

“It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to...”

“The loans I took out for my undergraduate degree were manageable. But my legal education was more expensive, and I paid for it alm...”