Bon Mot
Often discovering the right word to label an activity or situation or mindset helps in considering and discussing it. The word should be amenable to …
The Booboisie
A direct-mail appeal for funds to fight the large corporations reminded me of how attitudes enter into public policy. José Ortega y Gasset diagnosed one …
Slips of the Tongue
I depart from Reflections about politics and economics to mention a couple of curiosi- ties of English style that intrigue me. The first curiosity is …
Signs of the Apocalypse
I watch C-SPAN while getting dressed in the morning. Callers address comments and questions to an official or expert in some field. The listener gets …
Executor of the Estate
The estate tax is unfair and counterproductive in several ways. Here I focus on only one of them. The Bush tax-cut laws made the estate …