It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. The United States today: it's Watergate, 9/11, the Civil War, the potato famine, and the cancellation of "Sex and the City" all rolled into one.

Congratulations to Andy Kessler (“Lay Down Your Weaponization,” Inside View, Jan. 29) for providing another page of content for the book I will never write, “The Hyperbole Apocalypse: How the Humans ...

Are you interested in injecting more life into your writing and speeches? Are you intent upon attracting and holding your readers and audiences? If your answer to both questions is “yes,” then please ...

In recent weeks, there has been some lively discussion on this page about parsing words and use of language, especially when it comes to political agendas. All sides seem to be willing to exaggerate, ...