Naturally enough, newspaper staffers might get a little sensitive over the very idea of getting arrested, much less deported, for penning an op-ed article. In the United States of America, mind you.

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Public Scholar recently spoke with Gray to mine his insights on writing op-eds. In the following ...

Your argument is crisp, evidence solid and prose pared down to 800 words. You send your op-ed off to a newspaper or magazine, hoping it will spark conversation, maybe even shift a few opinions. But ...