How to end the war in Afghanistan.
Overheard in Facebook, by an "author of nine novels": What if everybody on Facebook from all over the world got together separately at a specific day and time and sent a collective, silent mind-message to Washington and Afghan to stop the killing? Wouldn't cost a dime. Would that work do you think? Um, how about sending emails. ...
Obama won Nobel Peace Prize in spite of himself.

The LA Times had a very interesting article about how they decide to write an opinion piece. (This was far more fun than most opinions they actually run. And, hint, Meghan Daum is one of the worst.) The Times editorial board meets three times a week to discuss what we're going to say in our editorials, ...
How the Google Book Settlement kills creators.

Google steals books. It has also broken the DMCA and copyright law, which was already shaky. Hey, everything online is free, right? Why not pictures, photos, cartoons, articles, and books? Google is the new Establishment, killing content with unlawful competition. I was trying to decide what to do for my Slate cartoon today, and found ...
David Letterman, starring in The Invention of Confessing

Oh, David. First Sarah Palin, and now this. I used to think you were cool beans. Then I stopped watching you, but I still respected you. Now... Well, what you said to Sarah was not appropriate, especially about her kid, but comedians say far worse at times. And it's not like you're as vulgar as Jimmy ...

