Beyond the Rhetoric

While I normally wait until a month has officially concluded before tipping my hat to the top thinkers, it’s unlikely that the fine people topping the list will be changing in the next few hours. I feel it is important that I give proper credit where it’s due and this blog simply would not be [...]

Just as I have done in previous editions of Grammar 101, the idea for today’s post was suggested by a reader of Beyond the Rhetoric. Michael Hollands of Fragapalooza asked if I could do a post explaining the difference between lose and loose, since he finds that so many people confuse these two words on [...]

As much as we would like to have the best of both worlds, it is inherently difficult to find the perfect balance between having freedom and having security. If we take a look at the caged animals in a zoo, I think that we would all agree that they have a great deal of safety [...]

“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.” In previous editions of the Sunday Snippet, we’ve discussed issues surrounding our attitudes and the nature of intelligence. This week, we turn our attention to Victor Hugo and the “invisible labor” of deep [...]

Some people seem to assume that all you need to be a successful freelance writer is to good writing ability. While that certainly factors in to your potential for making a good living as a writer, there are many other areas that you will also need to explore. You’ll need to get familiar with accounting, [...]