As the news agenda goes into warp speed, it becomes ever more difficult for authors writing about current events to keep their books timely and relevant.

Educate yourself: Read up on current events and books.

I'm not really a current events guy, sadly.

I come from a newspaper background, so maybe I'm attuned to current events.

Remind me," Jubal said to her, "to write a popular article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to tthe unecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the toubles and sins of five billion strangers. The title is 'Gossip Unlimited' - no, make that 'Gossip Gone Wild.'

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.