All that talk of one superpower -- us -- bestriding a unipolar world seems as dated as Seinfeld reruns.

"Because the railway is economically and socially vital, it receives large amounts of public money and must therefore ultimately be accountable to government. …

If the analysis of fluid texts requires a more sophisticated treatment of versions than we have heretofore witnessed, there is no doubt that geneticism makes a significant contribution.

One afternoon not long afterwards you waited byher bedside as she swam through anesthetic. A box of cherry chocolates and a dozen roses in your lap. Cherry chocolates and chocolate-covered marzipans. Then you drove her home. Chocolate-covered marzipans being her favorite.