And then, I kept doing it over and over and over again: Writing columns in a conversational tone, with a cadence that was closer to standup comedy than literature, imagining myself talking to one ...

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 ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

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’ve been doing the daily schlep down the 405 to Irvine for more than two years now. I have accepted my fate, and found ways to make the highway hour a bit more bearable. Listening to that much NPR ...

In a large room with nothing but a small, dark-stained wooden desk and fabric-covered swivel chair, I sat buried under legal documents. In desperation for the preservation of inner peace, I took a ...

A reader emailed columnist Joseph Gerth to complain about his columns. He encourages conservatives to write their own op-eds and letters to the editor instead of complaining. Gerth suggests using ...

The challenge of generative AI in education is to fundamentally determine what matters. I think writing matters. Here’s why: If we want students to learn how to write, they must write. Knowing how to ...

In the mid-90s, Ron Howard directed a gritty movie about the inner workings of a daily newspaper. “The Paper” included a memorable rant from the newspaper’s executive editor, played by the actor ...

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