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Zelinsky discusses the failure of House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel to report on his federal income tax return Rangel’s rental income from his condominium in the Dominican Republic.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Llanelli, Wales.
Ben’s place of the week is Yucatán, Mexico.
Ben’s place of the week is Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Ben considers moving to Alaska.
Ben’s Place of the Week is the Gaza Strip.
Ben’s place of the week is Philadelphia, Pa.
A biography of Jean Sibelius.
A look at the failure of campaign finance reform.
Several months ago, John McGrath of Wordie interviewed me for this blog. He asked me about my favorite words that I had come across in reading the OED and I gave him a list of what they were at the time. But words can be capricious things, and the ones of which I am fondest are constantly changing.
Ben’s Place of the week is Great Abaco Island, Bahamas.
Ben’s place of the week is Algarrobo, Chile.
Ammon Shea wonders what makes a dictionary “hardcore”.
Ben’s place of the week is Leopoldstadt, Vienna.
What are the best American short stories?
Ben’s Place of the Week is Barbados.