Word Watch: December 2010
Over the years, I’ve received a lot of comments about this column. They’ve revealed the existence of two linguistic parties. One party asserts that nothing …
Beer Summit
My late father, a lifelong Democrat, sometimes to an absurd degree, told me two stories about presidents that illustrate why the current Democratic president is …
Caliph
Why is it, if President Obama is such a great communicator, about one-fifth of his audience thinks he’s a Muslim, and about two-fifths aren’t sure? …
Starting A Movement
Suppose you want to learn the history of the libertarian movement. What books should you read? Before finding an answer to that question, you’d need …
Word Watch – November 2010
This column ordinarily watches a single type of verbal problem, but sometimes there are just too many problems. One is spotted — then another pops …
No Takers
In May 2004, the price of a house in my hometown was going up by about 1% each month. At the time, my wife and …
Ancien Regime
Yes, I do my share of mudslinging at the Democratic administration. And no, I don’t think it’s right for the Democrats to accuse the Republicans …
Preparing to Fail
On July 11, Robert Gibbs, the roly-poly, happy-go-lucky White House press secretary, told a television interviewer that his party might well lose the House in …