The recent excitement over an incredible story about the government trying to ban certain words — that wasn’t really quite true — reminded me of all the words and phrases I despise and wish were ...

Some 30 years ago I developed a habit of rising early to write in my journal. I sit quietly after lighting a candle and invite from yesterday what wished to be remembered. The language I deploy to ...

On August 1, 2023, former President Donald Trump was criminally indicted for the third time in six months. Referring to the indictment, Dan Rather recently wrote: “…these 45 pages comprise one of the ...

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It was one of those uncanny nights when everything blurs and then clarifies. It was July 20, 2017, and my family had just arrived in Warsaw. A protest march was underway in defense of an independent ...