“There's a bit of a reluctance on my part to promote myself as any kind of hero b…” — Faith Salie

If you grasp the bathroom door handle to exit without using a paper towel, you're right back where you started, with who-knows-whose germs on your hands.

The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.

Shaking hands is a pretty good way to get yourself sick, not necessarily with Ebola, but with a million other germs that can cause colds and flu.

A leader who cobbles together his self-esteem by attempting to silence or libel his critics and by amplifying his echo chamber is a dangerous one indeed.