Kilpatrick was one of my favorite conservative writers. I have his book, “The Writer’s Art,” and still refer to it occasionally. The book contains correspondence with Bill Buckley, usually debating English usage, and usually really funny. He obviously had great respect for his political opponent, Shana Alexander and devoted a chapter featuring her reporting and writing. Alexander covered the Patty Hearst trial and judging from the excerpts in the book, sent some of the most compelling dispatches from that event.
A line I recall explains the difference between “nauseated” and “nauseous.” If you are nauseated, you feel sick. If you’re nauseous, you make other people feel sick.
Notice the creepy WaPo writer can’t resist including an insult in the second para — “writings on race.” Jerks have to take their shots even in obits.
Reminds me of the difference between “coprophagia” and “coprophiliac” ~ and the first is it makes no difference at the Washington Post ~ they engage in everything anyway.