James J. Kilpatrick

James J. Kilpatrick ( born November 1, 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; † August 15, 2010 in Washington, DC ) was an American journalist, columnist and linguist for syntactic theory. He was known in the U.S. for his conservative worldview.

Career

Kilpatrick began in 1964 to write a political column called A Conservative View, after he News - Leader had previously been working for several years as editor of the Richmond. He was originally a strong supporter of racial segregation, he changed his views over the years and gave this position later on completely. Nevertheless, he remained a rock-solid opponent of actual or only perceived interference by the federal government in the affairs of individual states.

Kilpatrick is probably best known for his nine years of service at the news magazine 60 Minutes of the national television network CBS. He was there in the 1970s, a column called "Point - Counterpoint. " In this he discussed with journalist Nicholas von Hoffman, after his release with the journalist Shana Alexander. He then wrote a nationally known columnist for the Universal Press Syndicate. His articles have been published within the United States in more than 180 newspapers.

Kilpatrick retired last into private life and wrote only one column per week on legal issues ( Covering the Courts ). In addition, he edited a column called The Writer 's Art, which deals with the proper use of the English language. To this end, he has already published a book of the same.