as when it is taken away from us. and like so many of you, i am a newspaper reader. i love the papers. when i'm in another country, i love getting a copy of the international herald tribune or "usa today" or both. i love reading about america from europe. and every day you see me here at this desk, i spend a good day of the morning loving "the new york times" and "the washington post" and "politico" the political trade paper, and sometimes "the wall street journal" as well. i love the feel of the broad sheet, the excitement of a tab, the turning of the pages, the checking of the sports section, and the scores, the celebrity news, just enough, that is, and the opinions on the op-ed page. i want to know what people like me and also not like me are thinking. newspapers are great for one great reason. they throw it at you. you don't go looking for a piece on pakistan but there it is staring at you when you go to the jump what you are looking for. newspapers not only tell you what is new on what you know about but also what you should know about. they alert you, tickle you, taunt you until you have caught up and know what the story is.