I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day.

I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.

Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?

At college my three main interests were - in descending order of importance - a steady supply of recreational drugs, a 2-S draft deferment, and overthrowing the Nixon administration.

The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.