If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.

A reader should be able to identify a column without its byline or funny little picture on top purely by look or feel, or its turgidity ratio.

It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

Took me a while to get to the point today, but that is because I did not know what the point was when I started.

The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor impeached.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Previously known for its six syllables of sweetness and light, reconciliation has become the political fighting word of the year.