Random Violence Is Incredibly Infectious

The Intelligence Community Is So Vast That More People Have Top Secret Clearance Than Live In Washington. The U.s. Will Spend More On The War In Afghanistan This Year, Adjusting For Inflation, Than We Spent On The Revolutionary War, The War Of 1812, The Mexican-american War, The Civil War And The Spanish-american War Combined.

I Think It's Dangerous To Be Optimistic.

One Thing The Humanitarian World Doesn't Do Well Is Marketing. As A Journalist, I Get Pitched Every Day By Companies That Have New Products. Meanwhile, You Have Issues Like Clean Water, Literacy For Girls, Female Empowerment. People Flinch At The Idea Of Marketing These Because Marketing Sounds Like Something Only Companies Do.

While Americans Have Heard Of Darfur And Think We Should Be Doing More There, They Aren't Actually Angry At The President About Inaction

The World Spends $40 Billion A Year On Pet Food.