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Transform Fallacies Into Actionable Reality Feb. 27, 2026
There's nothing more beautiful than a syllogism — a logical argument that derives novel insigh... Read More
Hi-Yo, 'Silver Bullet'! Feb. 25, 2026
"AI Fires Silver Bullet for Creating New Life," read a recent newspaper headline. The story below it... Read More
To Find Joy, Slay Your Demons Feb. 20, 2026
If you haven't seen the movie "Miracle," watch it. The true story of victory over impossible odds th... Read More
Misdirection Leads to Sentence 'Path'ology Feb. 18, 2026
What makes these sentences foul? The garbage dump smells foul the air. The basketball player fouled ... Read More
What Do Opposites Attract? Truth and Wisdom Feb. 13, 2026
The barber clips together a lock of hair before he clips off the ends. The political boss sanctions ... Read More
One Man's 'Meat' Is Another Man's Boysenberry Feb. 11, 2026
Imagine a bizarre world where vegetarians eat meat, corpses come alive, a ceiling is a wall and a de... Read More
Embrace Tension to Find Your True Voice Feb. 06, 2026
"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." At first blush, this famous quip by Gro... Read More
'Safe Haven' Ain't Misbehavin' Feb. 04, 2026
"Isn't the expression 'safe haven' redundant?" asks Anthony Cannella of New Britain, Conn. "Isn't a ... Read More
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
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
