I think Gene Weingarten may be the best long-form newspaper writer in the country and this profile of Doonesbury artist-writer Garry Trudeau is Exhibit A.

Oh, you haven't paid attention to Doonesbury in years? Well, the current strips featuring amputee veteran B.D. are some of the sharpest observations you're likely to see on any page of the newspaper.

May require registration, but, man, is it worth it.