Each leader led a country that was fighting for its very survival in a protracted, all-consuming war. Each leader used his formidable rhetorical powers to rally his country to victory in war. And each ...

This useful guide to modern public speaking in business situations begins (as did public speaking) with the ancient Greeks. It's an auspicious start: the Greeks' influence lasted into the 20th century ...

Words matter in science that matters. Far too often, however, the words in medical literature are chosen and arranged without enough care. This leads to confusing, jargon-filled writing that is ...

I first encountered it about seven years ago. An editor solicited a story for a start-up zine and directed me to his website, to enter my credentials. Once there I was ambushed. Along with the usual ...

Human personalities are infinitely diverse and defy all efforts to stuff them into neat pigeonholes, but the classifiers never tire of trying. Latest classifier is Hungarian-born Psychoanalyst Michael ...

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of ...

Fowler’s “Modern English Usage” is one of those books that delight certain people in an intense and personal way. Some others, to mention some other fan clubs I belong to, are the two “Alice” books, ...

Protocol guidelines for the visit of An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, at the White House next Wednesday. 1. Wear a suit. Your host is under ...

A perennially popular subject in Formula 1 social media circles is driver names, and specifically which F1 drivers have, and/or had, the fastest names. I have never thought I would or even could write ...

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