Are we “citizens” or “taxpayers”?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Nic Subtirelu — 6 Comments

In a recent discussion with Hilton Als at the New Yorker festival, Toni Morrison offered a lot of insightful commentary on topics about race, gender, writing, and other issues. I read about it in this Guardian article, and I found one of…

Trump fans aren’t spelling bee champions, but why do we care?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Nic Subtirelu — 3 Comments

Grammarly is the worst. Seriously, it is. I don’t mean their silly little grammar and spelling checker thing. I’m sure that’s a perfectly adequate proofreading tool, doing its best to reinforce people’s deep-seated insecurities about writing every time they touch a keyboard.…

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Are we “citizens” or “taxpayers”?

Trump fans aren’t spelling bee champions, but why do we care?