A Democracy Is Born: Put your politics aside, this is significant. This is real. This is history and well worth celebrating no matter what you think about how we got here.

From the Associated Press: Iraqis Defy Threats to Vote for Assembly

"Iraqis embraced democracy in large numbers Sunday, standing in long lines to vote in defiance of mortar attacks, suicide bombers and boycott calls. "

Saluting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From the Small World Archives:
Civil Rights Football (January 17, 2003)

Retiring soon? Good. Retiring later? Not so good. Read this. Skip over the political sound bites on Social Security and get the word from the agency itself. In 2018, we're in the red. In 2042, we're broke. Let's insist our politicos solve this problem and not just position themselves for the next election.

From the U.S. Social Security Administration:
The Future of Social Security
Frequently Asked Questions about Social Security's Future (!)

From the Small World archives:
Social Security Saviors (January 10, 2005)
Social Insecurity (May 24, 2004)

Quit Loving Cats in 2005: That was one of my "New Year's Resolutions You'll Never See" from a recent cartoon. So now is a good time to spread this all-important message further.

From the Small World cartoon archives:
8 Reasons to Hate Cats (March 1, 2002)
8 More Reasons to Hate Cats (April 12, 2002)
Yet Another 8 Reasons to Hate Cats (June 15, 2003)