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Why Snap Judgment Leads to Poor Judgment Jan. 30, 2026
If you're old enough, you likely remember the moniker applied to former President Ronald Reagan duri... Read More
Chancellors of the Lex Checker Jan. 28, 2026
The late Supreme Court Justices Harry Blackmun and Antonin Scalia often clashed on matters of law. B... Read More
Meeting of the Minds: How Do We Tell The Emperor He's Not Wearing Any Clothes? Jan. 24, 2026
MIKE: I hereby call to order the first annual meeting of the tripartite national commission to discu... Read More
Break Down Barriers of Thought to Build Towers of Innovation Jan. 23, 2026
Did you hear the one about the vascular surgeon who walked into a plumbers' convention? Actually, it... Read More
Doing a 180 on the Linguistic Highway Jan. 21, 2026
If you're a rate adjuster at my auto insurance company, please skip the following paragraph. One win... Read More
The Bird Is the Word? Jan. 14, 2026
The bird feeder in my backyard has been aflutter this winter with birds and words. First to arrive e... Read More
Minneapolis: The Latest Virtual Combat Zone Jan. 13, 2026
What do online video games, zombie movies and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis have in common? More t... Read More
Let the Currents of Chaos Carry You to the Port of Prosperity Jan. 09, 2026
Do you have a favorite movie? Is it "Citizen Kane"? Over the last seven decades, critics and filmmak... Read More
Shrewdly, These Words Have Improved Their Meanings Jan. 07, 2026
Five hundred years ago, if I had called one of my students "a shrewd lad with dogged ambition," he m... Read More
Then and Now, Money Talks Dec. 31, 2025
Some words are on the money. When the word "farm" entered English during the 1200s, for instance, it... Read More
Looking for a New Year's Resolution? Exorcise the Spirit of Ghosting Dec. 30, 2025
This has happened to you. It happened after a business meeting — perhaps several — that ... Read More
'Tis the Season for Reflecting Beyond your Reflection Dec. 24, 2025
Have you looked in the mirror lately? If you want to be a better person, maybe you should. No one li... Read More
Origin of 1920s Term Triggers Flapdoodle Dec. 24, 2025
As 2025, the centennial year of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, comes to a close, let's e... Read More
Reviewing the Jive of Two-Oh-Two-Five Dec. 17, 2025
Our language this year was hardly a heaven; In parlance of teens, it was 'no cap' '6-7.' Cliches wer... Read More
Why Antisemitism Is Not Just a Jewish Problem Dec. 16, 2025
"What is going on with Australia?" my wife asked. It's a good question. The horrific Bondi Beach sho... Read More
Don't Avoid Emotional Pain -- Manage it Instead Dec. 12, 2025
Ever had a coworker sabotage your project at work? Has an underperforming employee lost you a client... Read More
Murder on the 'Orientate' Express Dec. 10, 2025
Q: Is "orientate" a valid word? I always thought it was just "orient," but I hear people say things ... Read More
Let's Reclaim Our Democracy by Marginalizing Extremism Dec. 05, 2025
After the recent government shutdown, many of us are questioning — and not for the first time ... Read More
It's a 'Word'-erful Life Dec. 03, 2025
Many of us enjoy Frank Capra's classic film "It's a Wonderful Life" each holiday season. But we some... Read More
When Words End in 'O,' Their Plurals Spell Woe Nov. 26, 2025
When Vice President Dan Quayle "corrected" a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" back in 199... Read More
