"He managed to lie by implication while speaking words that were the literal truth, a skill he had grown good at, if not proud of."

"Only recently have we begun to clarify these muddy waters by revealing the Demosthenean corpus for what it is: oratory designed to sway public opinion and thereby to formulate public policy. That elus…"

"The notion that advertising was a sort of corporate luxury, to be indulged in where there are no demands left over, now seems archaic and quaint. Businessmen are increasingly inclined to view the appr…"

"All that Shakespeare says of the king, yonder slip of a boy that reads in the corner feels to be true of himself."

"The meaning of the word "true" here is similar to the word Amen said after a blessing. It is an act of affirmation and ratification, reminding us that the Shema is less a prayer than a declaration of …"