Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

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.

One difference between French appeasement and American appeasement is that France pays ransom in cash and gets its hostages back while the United States pays ransom in arms and gets additional hostages taken.

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

... it's Bush's baby, even if he shares its popularization with Gorbachev. Forget the Hitler 'new order' root; F.D.R. used the phrase earlier.

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