The Latest
What's All the Kerfuffle About?
REVIEW: 'Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English' by Ben Yagoda
Are We There Yet?
REVIEW: 'Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy' by Francis S. Barry
Orwell in Burma, 'Flatulent' Travel Writing, and Banning the Word 'Plantation'
The Weekend Beacon Interview with 'Burma Sahib' author Paul Theroux
A War of Words
REVIEW: 'Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words' by Anne Curzan
Smartphones Killed the Video Star
REVIEW: ‘The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness’ by Jonathan Haidt
Royal Revision
REVIEW: ‘Once a King: The lost memoir of Edward VIII’ by Jane Marguerite Tippett
The Marriage Bonus
REVIEW: ‘Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization’ by Brad Wilcox
Travel Teams and Other Perils of Parenthood
REVIEW: ‘Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be’ by Timothy P. Carney
Shore To Please
REVIEW: 'The Once Upon a Time World: The Dark and Sparkling Story of the French Riviera'