[MACVSOG68]

I find her style unsophisticated - I mean I agree with what she says but it seems to me she thinks she needs to dumb down the discussion/issues for her readers

Many here will not agree with you, but you are spot on. I have all of her books and enjoy them, because her points are usually (not always) valid, and prefer to finish a book at 1 or 2 sittings if possible. She makes that possible.

But as for sophisticated and in depth writing, Ann cannot hold a candle to Mona Charen.

[Destro]

Agreed. She is a "polemicist" in the true Greek meaning of the word (it means "combatant"). She combats with her words. That is fine. That appeals to certain segment of people.

The kind of articles that turn me on are analytical ones that get me to think. George Will is one such writer. There are other less stuffy ones but I can't remember them right now.

I prefer analytical over polemicist. Mona Cheron is analytical.