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No, the Oxford comma didn’t win in court

Despite what you’ve heard, O’Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy didn’t set a legal precedent for the serial comma.

Jun 5, 2023

No, the Oxford comma didn’t win in court

Jun 5, 2023

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Inanimate Object?

I invited guns, booze, and weed to my house — and the results were frightening.

Apr 27, 2023

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Inanimate Object?

Apr 27, 2023

The Oxford comma is overrated

Alternative title: “Oxford Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Obsessing and Become Ambivalent About the Serial Comma”

Dec 27, 2022

The Oxford comma is overrated

Dec 27, 2022

An Open Letter to the Chair of the Delta County Republican Party — and Why He’s Wrong About the…

The chairman of the Delta County GOP wrote about the City of Delta’s charter commission. Here’s why nearly everything he wrote was wrong.

Oct 21, 2022

An Open Letter to the Chair of the Delta County Republican Party — and Why He’s Wrong About the…

Oct 21, 2022

Defending against state violence — and why the NAP is crap

Murray Rothbard, John Brown, and Timothy McVeigh walk into a bar — and other reasons why the non-aggression principle is an unfunny…

Sep 12, 2022

Defending against state violence — and why the NAP is crap

Sep 12, 2022

The Singular They: Grammar vs. Style

Lately, I’m seeing versions of the following rant: “The singular ‘they’ is grammatically incorrect. If you don’t know the gender of the…

Mar 14, 2022

The Singular They: Grammar vs. Style

Mar 14, 2022

Texas Abortion Law: A Quick Rant

Partisans on both sides of the aisle need to take a deep breath, take a step back, and reconsider the recent Supreme Court decision.

Sep 3, 2021

Texas Abortion Law: A Quick Rant

Sep 3, 2021

Schrödinger’s Conservative vs. Schrödinger’s Progressive

What happens if we applied Schrödinger’s thought experiment to modern politics?

Aug 22, 2021

Schrödinger’s Conservative vs. Schrödinger’s Progressive

Aug 22, 2021

Evicting government from the housing market

Government, whether at the federal or local, is quite the deadbeat tenant when it comes to housing.

May 20, 2021

Evicting government from the housing market

May 20, 2021

We ain’t getting any younger

Our declining birth rate may put the squeeze on younger generations.

May 10, 2021

We ain’t getting any younger

May 10, 2021

Jay Stooksberry

Jay Stooksberry

Professional word nerd. Scourge of Team Oxford. Amateur hole digger (literal and figurative). Opinions and bad jokes are my own. You can't have them.

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