Reviewer Pete Croatto calls The Story of Ain’t “a fascinating, highly entertaining cultural history that will enchant an audience beyond…
Casual: Maddy and Daddy
(from the April 30, 2012, Weekly Standard) “You’re going to Spain with or without your kids?” That was the question…
On the Media: Webster’s Third
“On the Media” interviewed me in 2009 about Webster’s Third, shortly after my article “Ain’t That the Truth” was published…
Kids, Adults, and the F-Bomb
Ever since receiving a PDF version of Adam Mansbach’s Go the F to Sleep, I have been wondering, What is it about…
Beer Inspired by William Minor, the “Madman” lexicographer
I bought a bottle of this “Blue and Gray”-brand, Civil-War themed Virginia microbrew at Whole Foods last week and, of…
Archive: “Farewell to The Public Interest”
(From the April 25, 2005, Weekly Standard) AN OLD WOODEN DESK SITS in my basement, on which I write and…
Casual: Self-Made Man
(From the April 12 – April 19, 2004, Weekly Standard) I HAVEN’T HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE shopping for women’s clothing. And on…
Casual: Shingler on the Roof
(From the October 26, 2009, Weekly Standard) “As is” was the description attached to the garage when my wife Cynthia and…
Casual: (Cupped) Hands Across America
(from the August 9, 2004, Weekly Standard) MOST WRITERS are desperate to coin a phrase–to tattoo a saying on the body…
Casual: For the Record
(from the August 1, 2011, Weekly Standard) Walking around the block recently, looking at the foundation of a new house going…