Here is a basic shift that has occurred in the news business: Because of the Internet, you, the reader, no longer have to buy information in pre-fabricated packages like “newspapers.” You can just go online and individually select the articles you want to read. And there are lots of websites and blogs to help you [...]

I’ve been reluctant to comment on the latest morbid milestone in Iraq. It is a terrible waste of life, of course. The fallen should be remembered with honor–and with the recognition that these lives were lost in an effort to bring stability to Iraq after the monumentally feckless decision to invade. The deaths should also [...]

Here’s my attempt to give you tomorrow’s coverage today. The “story” is after the jump, but don’t peek yet! First, decide who’s going to be candidate A and who’s going to be candidate B. Then, write a list of the words you want for each numbered slot. By Mad Lib tradition, these words are usually [...]

Sorry about the delay of game. I spent most of the morning thumb wrestling with Verizon tech support (and you know just how much fun that can be), before deciding to simply make a ritual sacrifice at the Temple of Jobs and receive, in return, a gorgeous, simple, smooth-running gee-gaw that somehow connects me to [...]

This is an issue that is not getting much attention in the presidential campaign–or in Congress–but a battle is raging out in the states. Here’s a story I wrote about it for TIME.com. The Governors are objecting primarily because of the costs, but civil libertarians have raised concerns about the new licenses as well, saying [...]