After listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address, the phrase “government leadership” has become an oxymoron. Note, “government leadership” is an oxymoron for all levels of government – ...

One of the more interesting twists in the language, and one loaded with humorous possibilities, is the oxymoron. The term comes from an old Greek word that meant “pointedly foolish.” You can easily ...

Oxymoron – a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. We are all familiar with common oxymorons: jumbo shrimp, boneless ribs, deafening silence or sweet sorrow, ...