Commentary: Usually, coming up with an opener takes so much effort I take the rest of the day off. But running up against a ...

Jerry Brewer, who has been writing columns for 22 years, has joined The Athletic and wants to raise his game in an era that favors attention over nuance. Courtesy of Lydia Brewer For the last six ...

The best type of column starts with a zinger of an opening line, such as… uh… well… Hey, I’m not the one looking for how to write a column here. You’re supposed to be doing the heavy lifting. Usually, ...

Opinion writing is famous for a host of microlabels — columns, editorials, op-eds, guest essays, letters to the editor and even cartoons. While each of these pieces serves a distinct purpose, their ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it ...

As I was sitting around the other day, procrastinating about writing this column, it occurred to me that if I just got busy I could knock one out in an hour or so. After a few more games of solitaire, ...