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Passive voice editorials flinch from the truth
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Passive voice editorials flinch from the truth

ByJosh Bernoff May 25, 2020May 3, 2023

One of the most pernicious of pieces on the opinion pages of our newspapers is the passive voice editorial, which pleads that something must be done — but doesn’t suggest who should do it. That’s particularly worrisome during the current pandemic, because we already know that things are screwed up and people are dying. We…

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