We were not just competitors and colleagues, we were friends. We had a lot of opportunities to reflect on this in the last year. It was a competitive brotherhood.

Bob Hope was an entertainment colossus, shrewd and influential well beyond show business. Richard Zoglin's biography captures it all--the public and private Hope.

I wanted to see what was going on in the world. I sometimes think I overwished.

Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.

It is not enough to wire the world if you short-circuit the soul. Technology without heart is not enough.