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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:00 AM

Can Frodo save Iraq?

Sen. Rick Santorum thinks the war is distracting the "Eye of Mordor." But we really want to know your fantastical literary metaphors for the war in Iraq!

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  • Wednesday, October 18, 2006 02:38 PM

    Faulkner, definitely Faulkner

    "The Sound and the Fury," Part 1-- and guess who Benjy is?

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