William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and language maven for the New York Times, whose penchant for the barbed and memorable phrase first manifested itself in speeches he wrote for ...

So why does New York Times pundit William Safire want to be remembered as a reporter? And given his track record, is that such a good idea? Following the Monday announcement of his pending ...

William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and language maven for the New York Times, whose penchant for the barbed and memorable phrase first manifested itself in speeches he wrote for ...

As Buchanan tells it, National Review then reported that the well-received speech had been written by none other than William Safire. Safire had apparently taken credit while getting Buchanan to stand ...

If this is an accurate picture of art in America, then conservative pundit William Safire's delivery on Monday of the 19th annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy is something of an ...

A newly minted blogger in this space feels compelled to say something about the late William Safire, a consummate Washingtonian with friends on both sides of the street. The Samuel Johnson of ...

William Safire, the New York Times columnist and wordsmith who cut his teeth as a speechwriter in the Nixon White House, died Sunday at age 79. He had pancreatic cancer and had been staying at a ...

William Safire, a columnist for The New York Times and a speechwriter in the Nixon White House, died Sunday at age 79. He had pancreatic cancer and had been staying at a hospice in Rockville ...