Early in geometry we learned that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That means if I'm at point A and want to get to point B, the shortest distance between those two points ...

I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test. It would consist of only one question: "Do you ...

The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. Let’s call these points A and B. Let A and B represent two vantage points from which to illustrate some of the current absurdities we’re ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

Outside of geometry class, the shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line. Not when the points are, say, Chicago and Hong Kong. Between those cities on a round Earth, the ...

The Messenger spacecraft is finally in orbit round the planet Mercury. Messenger was launched in August 2004 and returned almost to Earth a year later. It then passed by Venus twice and circled ...

There is a theory that important lessons can be found in any circumstance, even the most banal or mundane. To unearth a lesson in the midst of turmoil or irritation would probably require the serenity ...