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I often read Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of the National Review online, but lately I have found his stuff to be, well, almost unreadable. Here is the opening paragraph of his most recent column, "Impromptus":

I was musing the other day about what a child might say to Joe Biden (not to pick on him — just to select someone of that ilk). (That’s a great Bob Novak word, by the way, isn’t it? “Ilk.” If I had a nickel for every time I heard him say it on The McLaughlin Group . . . ) (By the way, happy 20th anniversary, McLaughlin.) (Further by the way, I never know how to spell “nickel” anymore, thanks to that (wonderful) Oklahoma senator.)

Where's the editor? Oh never mind. He's the editor.