Words and Terms

currency (general acceptance or use)
oeuvre (a substantial part of a writer's output)
Ann Coulter has made controversy her currency, outrage her oeuvre.

diatribe (a forceful verbal attack)
And a lot of currency it is: over the past decade, Coulter's earned a huge amount of money from an unbroken streak of six best sellers, each an angry diatribe against liberals, most featuring her slim blond figure on the cover.

contrary (resistant to guidance or discipline)
discourse (extended verbal expression in speech or writing)
But Coulter has a subspecialty all her own: uttering remarks so off the charts, so contrary to every norm of civil discourse, that they attract national news coverage. A few months ago she declared on TV that Jews need "to be perfected," and suggested that America would be better off if it were all Christian.

presumptive (having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance)
Last week Coulter attacked her own party's presumptive nominee.

immoderation (quality of being excessive)
The biggest headline-grabber was Coulter, who, true to form, seemed to set a new low for immoderation.