Commas: To Use or Not to Use

OK, a non-ideological post, but I hope a helpful one. I haven’t read the weekend LRC yet, so this is not meant as a response to any piece that appears today. Correct: Murray Rothbard’s book For a New Liberty made me think about the world differently. Incorrect: Murray Rothbard’s book, For a New Liberty, made me think about the world differently. Those commas would belong there only if For a New Liberty had been Rothbard’s only book. Thus: Correct: My wife, Heather, and I attended the recital. Incorrect (because it suggests I have more than one wife): My wife Heather … Continue reading Commas: To Use or Not to Use