To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants to take the message directly on the chin.

Cast aside any column about two subjects. It means the pundit chickened out on the hard decision about what to write about that day.

This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and have some impact.

We are all environmentalists now, but we are not all planetists. An environmentalist realizes that nature has its pleasures and deserves respect. A planetist puts the earth ahead of the earthlings.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

The most fun in breaking a rule is in knowing what rule you're breaking.