Have A Definite Opinion.

Never Look For The Story In The 'lede.' Reporters Are Required To Put What's Happened Up Top, But The Practiced Pundit Places A Nugget Of News, Even A Startling Insight, Halfway Down The Column, Directed At The Politiscenti. When Pressed For Time, The Savvy Reader Starts There.

Don't Expect Others To Do Your Work For You.

By Elevating Your Reading, You Will Improve Your Writing Or At Least Tickle Your Thinking.

Cast Aside Any Column About Two Subjects. It Means The Pundit Chickened Out On The Hard Decision About What To Write About That Day.

Some Handsome And Ambitious Men Believe They Are Above All Morality, And A Woman's Virtue Becomes A Mere Challenge To Them.