After more than 30 years, William Safire is relinquishing his spot on the New York Times op-ed page.* After more than 30 years, William Safire William L. Safire (born December 17, 1929) is an American author, semi-retired columnist, and former journalist and presidential speechwriter. He is perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for The New York Times is relinquishing his spot on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times op-ed page. His commentaries brought a much-needed rationality to the deceptively de·cep·tive·ly adv. In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive. Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear. gray pages of the Times, where off-the-wall radicalism typically poses as level-headed consensus. Safire has been criticized for his proneness to conspiracy theorizing; but this bent can certainly be forgiven in a man who spent a key portion of his pre-journalism career working among conspirators CONSPIRATORS. Persons guilty of a conspiracy. See 3 Bl. Com. 126-71 Wils. Rep. 210-11. See Conspiracy. . Safire's most important contribution at the Times was his steady skepticism about the actions and pretensions of government. He understood that the patriot's task is not to cheer the mighty, but to keep them honest; we expect he will continue, in his post-Times career, to be one of America's most valuable center-right voices. |
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