How to improve writing (no. 134)

A subhead from a The New York Times article about yesterday’s disgraceful Supreme Court decision regarding TPS and deportation:

The split mirrored one that has long divided Americans: how seriously to take the president’s loose, provocative and sometimes ugly remarks.

Note to the Times : it’s long past time to drop the decorousness. Better:

The split mirrored one that has long divided Americans: how seriously to take the president’s frankly racist remarks.

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[This post is no. 134 in a series dedicated to improving stray bits of professional public prose.]