Obesity has now reached the point where serious engineering consequences are required.

Are boaters deliberately trying to kill manatees?

It's a far better thing, as well as much easier, for government to act to prevent a disaster, or at least to warn residents loudly and clearly of the potential consequences of their foolish choices.

These bridges have needed fixing for 25 years and they're still operating?

It does seem slightly odd that the famous Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who is famous, more or less, for talking loudly.

A chain of progression - one leads to the next, then the next...

Inspecting IDs is a waste of time and money, but it's ideal from the bureaucratic point of view because it doesn't solve the problem.

There's no simple cure for loneliness, but there is a simple answer to the #2 question, "Why are men such couch potatoes?" What does a man want more of that he could have more of if he were in better shape?

Will there be unity in Iraq? Saddam proved that fear can unite Iraqis enough to get them to stop killing each other, but it's not clear that anything less will do the job.

China and India are adopting personal automobiles. If they follow our path, each country will put itself in a position of its entire economy being vulnerable to interruption of its oil supplies.