The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.

There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.

It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.

Anyone should be able to read comics.

Life is incredibly short, yet we're always told that change takes time. For a race of mortals, dicking around just isn't acceptable.

Imagine foreign troops sitting idly, laughing as hooligans trashed the Smithsonian, stole the gold from Fort Knox and burned down the Department of the Interior. That was us in Iraq.

If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.