Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the tasks behind him
Talks about his 34-year Army career that featured successes in the war on terror, and a fall from grace
Books
Almanac: Peter Rabbit
December 16, 1901 was the day that "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter was first published.
Authors exercise their "write" to self-publish
Ebooks and print-on-demand are rewriting the rules of authors seeking to have their works made available to the reading public
The rise of self-publishing
The advent of new technologies has allowed authors hoping to make it big to bypass major publishers - and potentially rake in more profits - by publishing their work themselves. Rita Braver reports.
Sunday Passage: Bazooka bubblegum
Bazooka bubblegum has been a childhood favorite since 1947. Now it's getting a makeover for the next generation.
The duality of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was also a slaveholder himself who fathered several children by a woman he owned. Martha Teichner reports.
Jefferson's irony: Voice of liberty, slave owner
Monticello explores the complicated relationships between the Declaration of Independence author and the hundreds of people he owned
A delicate discussion on the "A-Word"
It's a very graphic and coarse word that many believe shouldn't be a part of civilized discourse, but it's often hard to avoid. As Mo Rocca reports, the word was created for a reason. He explores the origins of this vulgarity and its "appropriate" uses.
Web extra: Thomas Jefferson and slavery
Jon Meacham, author of "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power," discusses in this extended interview clip for "Sunday Morning" how the Founding Father fought against the practice of slavery even as he himself owned slaves.
Sharpening our knowledge of pencils
Mo Rocca gives attention to a writing instrument that doesn't get much ink nowadays
Taking the pulse of Nate Silver's numbers
New York Times statistician explains how he calculates the odds of election victory based on "crowd-sourcing" others' poll results
Statisticians vs. pundits
Nate Silver of the New York Times is ruffling the feathers of many pollsters with his presidential predictions that have President Obama almost handily winning the 2012 election while they proclaim the race as neck-and-neck. Martha Teichner explores the history of stats versus polls.
Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves
The Internet and cut-and-paste have made stealing others' writing easier than ever - and technology also makes catching plagiarists easier, too
Patricia Cornwell makes a killing
Best-selling creator of Dr. Kay Scarpetta helped popularize the forensic thriller genre
Patricia Cornwell makes a killing
Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, creator of forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta, helped popularize the genre of forensic thrillers. She explains her writing process and her life to Martha Teichner.
More From Sunday Morning
"Hail and farewell": A tribute to those we lost in 2025
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Luke Burbank on making realistic New Year's resolutions
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The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop
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Top news headlines of 2025 month-by-month
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Good news you may have missed in 2025
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The Book Report: Ron Charles' picks from 2025
The Washington Post book reviewer offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his picks for fiction and non-fiction titles to add to their New Year's reading lists.
Book excerpt: "Guilty by Definition" by Susie Dent
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Book excerpt: "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 28)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A New Mexico monastery where the silence calls
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday Morning" pays a visit.