Civil Society Civility has become the new political buzz word, but its meaning has been distorted to suit the left-liberal consensus Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary contains some lovely lines. One of them, as I learned December 14, 2009 Counterpoints·Language·US Politics
Deliver Us New Labour have not only eroded our liberty and destroyed the public finances - they've abused the English language too October 23, 2009 Counterpoints·Language·UK Politics
Dear Sir or Madam Our refusal to address others as 'Sir' or 'Madam' stems from our ideological revulsion against hierarchy October 23, 2009 Counterpoints·Language·Modern Life