Graydon Carter

History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities.

As any journalist will tell you, there are few professional situations as vexing as when a friend becomes involved in a major story that you feel you must cover.

I really don't despise anyone. But there is a list of a half dozen people I would prefer never to hear from or see again.

'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry.

Superman was created in the late 1930s, and humankind's idea of what the future would be was very different.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.