Articles by kkilpatrick

Mr. Kilpatrick is a nationally syndicated columnist.
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When There's Too Much There

In the writing game, everybody has to have an...

kkilpatrick June 3, 2008
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About a Commitment to Terroir

"His commitment to terroir," wrote Jonathan Yardley in The Washington Post, "is deep and...

kkilpatrick May 19, 2008
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When There's Too Much There

In the writing game, everybody has to have an...

kkilpatrick June 3, 2008
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About a Commitment to Terroir

"His commitment to terroir," wrote Jonathan Yardley in The Washington Post, "is deep and...

kkilpatrick May 19, 2008
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Back To The Other Deadly Science

Some months ago The New York Times expressed an unusually astute editorial opinion.

kkilpatrick May 12, 2008
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Defending the Doodad on the Lamb Chop

Old wives have a lot to answer for. Such as that opening sentence.

kkilpatrick April 22, 2008
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New Form for an Old Plea

The gnomes at Merriam-Webster define "serendipity" as "the faculty or phenomenon of finding...

kkilpatrick April 11, 2008
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Bobby Fischer's What?

Bobby Fischer, the Chicago-born chess master, died in Iceland three weeks ago. The New York Times informed...

kkilpatrick February 4, 2008
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Putting on the Old Avoirdupois

"She's fat!" said Jiggs. "No," said Maggie, "she's only pleasingly...

kkilpatrick December 3, 2007
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Unraveling a Raveled Sleeve

A hundred curious readers have written to ask the same probing question: Is a worn sleeve raveled or...

kkilpatrick November 26, 2007
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Seems Like a Song You've Heard Before

A writer for The Washington Post was commenting on the famous Glass House of architect Philip Johnson:...

kkilpatrick November 19, 2007
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Case of the Goofy Mascot

Here is a thought for today: Half the people in the world make mountains out of molehills. The other half...

kkilpatrick October 24, 2007
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The Purging of Justice Thomas

Sixteen years after his agonizing confirmation to the Supreme Court, Thomas had to pull this festering...

kkilpatrick October 10, 2007
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ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH!

You could bet your egg money on this proposition -- that the case of Jenkins v. Commissioner  will never...

kkilpatrick August 1, 2007
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Listening To What We Write

The Greeks had a word for it. They called it "onomatopoeia," and they pronounced it...

kkilpatrick July 30, 2007
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Advancing to The Rear

Many of my readers know where I come from -- and where I've been -- on cases of school desegregation. My...

kkilpatrick July 11, 2007
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