Years ago I wrote in this space that I don’t recall ever hearing someone use “beg the question” to mean “raise the question.” A blogger stumbled across the column and deemed my assertion highly ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Perhaps more than any other Supreme Court justice, the late Antonin Scalia cared a great deal about language, often spending time carefully ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WHILE we're on the subject of gay marriage, I'm often at a loss for a good example of the logical fallacy traditionally known as "begging the question" (petitio principii), which did not historically ...