In America Nothing Dies Easier Than Tradition.

Caution: These Verses May Be Hazardous To Your Solemnity.

A Person Whose Job Is Deep Thinking About Atomic War Would No More Call A 'megadeath' A 'million Corpses' Than An Embalmer Would Refer To A 'loved One' As A 'stiff.'

Serious Journalism Need Not Be Solemn.

It Takes Great Self-confidence To Write A Newspaper Column. Some Might Say It Takes Arrogance. Be That As It May, My Willingness To Pronounce On A Great Many Matters Of Which I Have Little Or No Knowledge Is One Of My Prime Qualifications For This Trade.

When Sudden Death Takes A President, Opportunities For New Beginnings Flourish Among The Ambitious And The Tensions Among Such People Can Be Dramatic, As They Were When President Kennedy Was Killed.