Past comments by Marie Carnes

• “Men are whipped oftenist who are whipped easiest." -- Frederick Douglass”

  About 1 year ago, on the word oftenist

• “Partial comment to a letter to the editor in Friday's paper: "The most brutal tyrannies in the history of man have all been theoc...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word brutal tyranny

• “The power mayors and village presidents can develop over the years can be awesome and the temptations of such virtual absolute power are obviously ...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word absolute power

• “But when President Bush demands Russia go home and leave Georgia alone, his pal Vladimir Putin - the modern Russian czar - gets that sardonic smil...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word sardonic

• “In the view of Mr. Addington and his acolytes, anything and everything that the president authorized in the fight against terror - regardless of w...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word rendition

• “Words I would probably use only in Scrabble.”

  Over 1 year ago, on the list Scrabble words

• “We're not engaged in direct diplomacy, we're combining bellicose rhetoric and not effective action and that's something I'd want to change as pres...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word bellicose rhetoric

• “I'd like one of those little javascript function bookmarklet things that sits on the bookmarks toolbar of a browser for a quick and easy way to add...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word features

• “There's no surer way to make me want to understand than to tell me I won't. I wheedled him, demanding that he tell me." Little Brother - ...”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word wheedle

• “An excellent Scrabble word.”

  Over 1 year ago, on the word qoph