“I tend to judge a piece of criticism by how smart I find the argument....” — Michelle Dean Quote

I tend to judge a piece of criticism by how smart I find the argument. This, I know,, is not how everyone does it.

'Millennials' has become a kind of modern swearword, a slur directed at people in their early 20s.

There is something a little vulgar about writing a novel that is too close to the present, too concerned with current events, too eager to critique technological advancements.

After living in the United States for over 10 years, here is what I have learned about the Fourth of July: it is more of a barbecuing holiday than anything else.

When James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces' turned out to be largely bunk, critics everywhere secretly rejoiced. They knew it, they said.

Supreme Court arguments and decisions are fascinating to a few of us and really pretty boring to most.

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.

We should pass the U.N.'s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. At least it will clearly establish whom you view as a terrorist and whom you don't. We need to delink terrorism from religion - to isolate terrorists who use this interchange of arguments between terrorism and religion.

I think everyone has experienced those boring arguments about whose turn it is to do the dishes.