Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.

Any man who has got himself set over others and don't have any responsibility to something bigger than him is a son of a bitch.

If these regulations are tough, and if they are sound, then there may be some wisdom to it. The real question is, is the standard better than a jury could come up with during a trial?

The bear is either trapped or transplanted because it's causing problems or in some situations it may be perceived as a direct threat to humans and then shot and killed.

I start with an idea that is no more than a paragraph long, and expand it slowly into an outline. But I'm always surprised by the directions things take when I actually start writing.

How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end up at her third or fourth or fifth choice? Probably much less than you think.