EXCERPT
In his New York Times bestseller, ‘Do I Make Myself Clear: Why Writing Well Matters,’ Harold Evans pleads for clarity in language. Here he looks at the benighted age of Trump.
Harold Evans, author of The American Century, and Reuters editor-at-large.
Optimist
National party politics are dead, but Ralph Nader argues in Unstoppable that there's life after death in new political alliances that actually get things done.
Internet Smear
For telling her story, writes Harold Evans, the woman who was a victim in Mao’s Cultural Revolution is once more the target of a mob.
Ugly Lessons
Schoolbooks sanctioned by the Saudi government are full of bigoted imagery, say American publishers.
Harold Evans says we should look at Zbigniew Brzezinski’s sobering account of the country’s status in the world today.
The latest in the 30-year feud: Harold Evans responds to Rupert Murdoch attacks. Plus read Mike Giglio's report on Murdoch's testimony.
The Palestinian Authority claims in English to being pursuing peace, but their Arabic tells a different story.
HISTORIC
With his jobs speech the president found a new voice—and perhaps his inner Truman, says Harold Evans.
President Obama says he won't release the photo of Osama bin Laden's dead body. Former Sunday Times editor Harold Evans, who was assailed for publishing images of violence, on why exhibiting the dead terrorist would be obscene.