I sought in political reporting what Galsworthy in another context had called 'the significant trifle'- the bit of dialogue, the overlooked fact, the buried observation which illuminated the realities of the situation.

Every time we are confronted with a new revolution we take to the opium pipes of our own propaganda.

The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so honorable exceptions, most American…

There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free play for so-called…

This is Howard Cosell telling it like it is.

A foreign correspondent is someone who lives in foreign parts and corresponds, usually in the form of essays containing no new facts. Otherwise he's someone wh…

Instead of this, I tell what I hope will pass as truth. A blunt thing, not lovely. The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner, though I am good at what …