I was the kind of journalism student that slept with the AP Stylebook under her pillow and took Word Count to mean bonds of steel. So when I saw this headline in The New York Times, I about keeled over. A major rule of news writing is never, ever use a question in your headline, and especially don’t ever use a question in your leading paragraph unless absolutely necessary or enhancing to the story’s theme. I realize that this piece appears in an Op-Ed column, but still! The travesty that is a leading question and (gasp!) TWO BULLET-POINTED answers! What is this? My sophomore English research paper? Heavens! Don’t you make me switch over to Righty-tighty Fox News, Mr. Morton.

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