Gridlock Is Great. My Motto Is, 'don't

The Wonderful Thing About Being A New York Times Columnist Is That It's Like A Supreme Court Appointment - They're Stuck With You For A Long Time.

Knowing How Things Work Is The Basis For Appreciation, And Is Thus A Source Of Civilized Delight.

This Is What It's All About. From What I Could See, You Could Get A Bunch Of People Together, Whip Up The Press And Have Some Impact.

Do Not Put Statements In The Negative Form. And Don't Start Sentences With A Conjunction. If You Reread Your Work, You Will Find On Rereading That A Great Deal Of Repetition Can Be Avoided By Rereading And Editing. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do. Unqualified Superlatives Are The Worst Of All. De-accession Euphemisms. If Any Word Is Improper At The End Of A Sentence, A Linking Verb Is. Avoid Trendy Locutions That Sound Flaky. Last, But Not Least, Avoid Cliches Like The Plague.

A Reader Should Be Able To Identify A Column Without Its Byline Or Funny Little Picture On Top Purely By Look Or Feel, Or Its Turgidity Ratio.