Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.

I would like to fire every cop in America and start from scratch. We don't need as many of them, and the whole model of policing is completely off the rails. For the most part, the police are engaged in very little protection of the public. That's probably 5 percent of what they do. The rest of it is writing tickets.

On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.

Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own.

Conservative humor is frankly harder than liberal humor. You get points for just being liberal. You can get more points if you make fun of your own side sometimes.

Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.

I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.