The Lost Adolescence of “Like”

by Mark Bauerlein

The sooner parents and teachers coach their charges out of the “like” disease, the more their charges will grow and prosper. Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2017

A Descriptivist Leaves her Stamp

by Mark Bauerlein

The old job of the dictionary to prescribe proper usage is over, say the lexicographers. How did we end up with these people in charge? Continue Reading »

2 May 2017

Really Modern English

by Anthony Esolen

Reynard the Fox: A New Translationtranslated by james simpsonliveright, 256 pages, $24.95 A few weeks ago I found in my mailbox a brand-new, plastic-sealed, hardcover copy of Shakespeare’s complete works, sporting on its cover a close-up hellfire picture of a jester’s cap and bells, which looked . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2016