William Safire

Who’s to blame for the Iraq war? A not-so-trivial quiz (Online Journal) (onlinejournal.com) - March 15, 2010
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Despite the passage of time, there is still much confusion, some of it deliberate, about why America made that fateful decision. The f…

Lost in the Shorthand (New York Times) (nytimes.com) - March 13, 2010
In the unending battle over ideological labels, some are vague, others are too simplistic, and others can simply seem wrong.

View a photo that Bob Howarth (Poynter Institute) (poynter.org) - March 12, 2010
New York Times release Ben Zimmer succeeds William Safire , who was the founding and regular "On Language" columnist until his death last fall.

The Repressive Nature of Israel (Middle East Online) (middle-east-online.com) - March 12, 2010
Israel is a democracy that historically gerrymandered its electoral constituency by expelling most of the indigenous population outside its borders – now referred to as the Palestinian refugees – to e…

6 Thoughts About Location Madness (ReadWriteWeb) (readwriteweb.com) - March 11, 2010
Location based social networks - are you over it already? It feels like location is all we ever hear about anymore, especially this week leading up to SXSW . We're excited about location too; see our…

Ben Zimmer New 'On Language' Columnist: New York Times Magazine Names William Safire Successor (The Huffington Post) (huffingtonpost.com) - March 11, 2010
What's Your Reaction? The New York Times Magazine has named Ben Zimmer its "On Language" columnist. Zimmer is the executive producer of VisualThesaurus.com and Vocabulary.com; previously, he was the e…

The New York Times Magazine Names Ben Zimmer as On Language Columnist (Finanzen.net) (finanzen.net) - March 11, 2010
The New York Times Magazine announced today the appointment of linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer ...

The New York Times Magazine Names Ben Zimmer as 'On Language' Columnist (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (biz.yahoo.com) - March 11, 2010
NEW YORK----The New York Times Magazine announced today the appointment of linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer as the new “On Language” columnist. Mr. Zimmer succeeds William Safire who was the foun…

Zimmer at the Helm « Daily News (worlddailynewsblog.com) - March 14, 2010
While admitting that writers like Theodore Bernstein, John Simon, and William Safire are all “fine writers,” I point out that “they're not linguists — they all have a good practical grasp of the langu…

Zimmer at the Helm | Psychology Today (psychologytoday.com) - March 14, 2010
William Safire wrote the On Language column for the New York Times Magazine for many years, and he was certainly a witty and genial commentator; I've read his columns, and the books collected from the…

Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist (bryanfuhr.posterous.com) - March 12, 2010
He will be replacing William Safire, who passed away last year after writing the "On Language" column for thirty years. Beginning with the March 21 issue of the Magazine, Ben will be writing the colum…

THE FUMBLERULES OF GRAMMAR stolen from William Safire (holleedazeink.blogspot.com) - March 12, 2010
I just had to share this with my readers: The Fumblerules of Grammar. by William Safire (from The New York Times). Not long ago, I advertised for perverse rules of grammar, along the lines of "Remembe…

Ben Zimmer is the new "On Language" columnist (dictionarysociety.com) - March 12, 2010
William Safire frequently called upon his linguistic expertise, once calling him "that etymological Inspector Javert." He filled in as "On Language" columnist in 2009 when Safire went on hiatus due to…

The Volokh Conspiracy » Blog Archive » From Language Log to the ... (volokh.com) - March 12, 2010
I'm pleased to say that Ben Zimmer, a contributor to one of my favorite blogs — Language Log — will be the New York Times Magazine's new On Language columnist, replacing the late William Safire. The p…

From Safire to Zimmer on language (theusualsuspects17564.yuku.com) - March 11, 2010
The New York Times announced today the venerable Ben Zimmer, linguist and lexicographer, will take over for William Safire in “On Language,” a standing column from 1979 through 2009: Mr. Zimmer succee…

I see by the snailpapers that Ben Zimmer has been named as the ... (zippy1300.blogspot.com) - March 11, 2010
and, according to Business Wire, linguist and lexicographer Zimmer succeeds William Safire who was the founding and regular columnist until morphing into an ex-human being last fall and joining th…

David Bromwich: William Safire: Wars Made Out of Words - October 02, 2009
He never met a war he did not like. He did all that he could to drum up several wars beyond the psychological means of his country and the world; and his disappointment could turn to spite when a war…

Appreciating William Safire for his appreciation of words - October 01, 2009
Although William Safire built his career as a speechwriter for Richard Nixon, I choose to remember him as a lover of words. Perhaps his most enduring work is his list of rules for writers, which leads…

William Safire: Flack, political operative, hack. - September 30, 2009
The issue is whether Safire's exquisite writing gifts sometimes camouflage the skimpiness of the reported goods beneath. By skillfully blurring fact and opinion, he can appear to be breaking stories w…

William Safire's role in the Apollo Moon landing - September 28, 2009
William Safire, the famous New York Times columnist and author, has recently passed away. Before Safire was a journalist, he worked for President Richard Nixon as a speechwriter. One of the more obscu…

The Late William Safire Explains How to Read a Column - September 28, 2009
At last I am at liberty to vouchsafe to you the dozen rules in reading a political column.

Ronnie's hotsearch Blog: William Safire conservative columni - September 28, 2009
If your in a hurry, get the brief skinny on the essentials you need to know about the passing of Nixon Stalwart William Safire. You'll learn a few things and be the enlightened one at the water cooler…

William Safire Dead In The Age Of 79 - September 28, 2009
William Safire, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at age 79. William Safire died from pancreatic cancer at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, on September

You are a Suspect by William Safire - September 28, 2009
Ron Paul message to his colleagues in Congress, 2002, includes William Safire article from the NYT about how DOD is trying to spy on 300 million Americans.

William Safire's Finest Speech - William Safire - Gawker (gawker.com) - December 06, 2009

Asesores de Comunicación Pública recuerda a William Safire (asesoresdecomunicacionpublica.com) - October 16, 2009

The New York Times: Bending the Curve (by William Safire) (nytimes.com) - October 08, 2009
Safire looks at the metaphor of bending the curve.

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Quartet: A Columnist's Farewell: How to Read a Column (nytimes.com) - September 30, 2009

The Dana Foundation -- Brain Research, Immunology, Arts Education (dana.org) - September 29, 2009
With sadness the Dana Foundation announced that Chairman William Safire died Sunday, September 27, 2009. He was 79 and served as chairman since 2000. “We mourn Bill not only because we have lost our c…

NOTABLE OBITUARIES -- William Safire, speechwriter, wordsmith, columnist ... (nytimes.com) - September 28, 2009
William Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malaprop’s treasury…

On Language - The New York Times (topics.nytimes.com) - September 28, 2009

The Nation: Bill Safire: Media Reformer (thenation.com) - September 27, 2009

Jenny Jones: Never assume the obvious is true. William Safire (twitter.com) - March 14, 2010
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susie flavell: Never assume the obvious is true. William Safire (twitter.com) - March 14, 2010
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Oliver Mayor: (And farewell, William Safire. I'm glad you listened enough to real Linguists to distance yourself from Grammarfascism.) (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Oliver Mayor (And farewell, William Safire. I'm glad you listened enough to real Linguists to distance yourself from Grammarfascism.) Friday from Twitter - Comment - Like

Chicago Booth: UChicagoMag: Ben Zimmer, AM'98, named successor to William Safire in New York Times Magazine "On Language" column http://bit.ly/9Ef2gV (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
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Hollee J. Chadwick: THE FUMBLERULES OF GRAMMAR stolen from William Safire (holleedazeink.blogspot.com) - March 12, 2010
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Jon Winokur: The Fumblerules of Grammar by William Safire http://bit.ly/bEK1zb #grammar #writing (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
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The maven is dead, long live the maven. (metafilter.com) - March 12, 2010
Metafilter The maven is dead, long live the maven. - http://www.metafilter.com/90033... Friday from MetaFilter - Comment - Like The late William Safire left behind a language-column vacancy that the…