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 There are two veterans of the First World War left in the world. Of all the parts of the world that move on without you, of all the borders beyond the horizon, of all the varying speeds and trajectories and characters and stories colluding together in giant waves of "now," "yet-to-come," "once was," and then it boils down to two. It’s not even the whole hand.



Nine years ago, there were 700 left alive.



With the recent deaths of Frank Buckles, John Babcock and Harry Patch, we are left with Claude Choules and Florence Green. (Upon learning this, Claude remarked: “Everything comes to those who wait and [...]

All those vets who were denied disability payments for a PTSD diagnosis between 2002 and 2008? They are now allowed, at last, to join a class action suit, which also entitles them to an expedited review of their disability claims. (Many of the 4300 veterans diagnosed with PTSD in that window weren't "rated" properly-the rating is what allows you to qualify as disabled, and therefore receive benefits-even as the government's own directives said that a diagnosis of PTSD must automatically rate people well beyond the threshold to qualify as disabled.) That this even had to go through an involved court process is a scandal. RELATED: McCain heckler and [...]

We've published a lot over the last couple weeks about the battle in Wisconsin over labor, and nearly always been critical of Scott Walker and the Republicans. So I found a reasonable 20-something Wisconsinite named Sarah Helms, who was willing to explain her support for Scott Walker and his bill. Her answers have not been edited at all.

The Awl: Where do you live, work?

Sarah: I'm currently unemployed since returning from my tour in Afghanistan. I'm planning on starting school next semester. I live in Madison, WI.

The Awl: How would you sum up your reasons for supporting the bill? 

Sarah: From what I've read [...]

The whole world has gone crazy, right? It's not just me?

The creator of the widely syndicated comic "Garfield" has apologized for a strip that ran on Veterans Day that some critics saw as making fun of the holiday honoring those who served in the U.S. military.

Thursday's strip showed a spider warning the comic's featured cat, the lazy and overweight Garfield, that if the feline "squishes" him, an annual day of remembrance will be held in his honor.

Garfield, who frequently crushes spiders in the series, apparently is undeterred and the strip closes with a classroom of spiders being asked why they celebrate "National Stupid Day."