There was a (tiny) movement about 20 years ago to get people to stop using the word "is". Usually, an "is" renders a judgement while concealing the reasons: "Cindy is sweet. The GPL is stupid and destructive."

I think I can make as good a case for banning "is" as for banning "rationality". And if we should ban "is", what shouldn't we ban? Can you name any words that shouldn't be banned?

Maybe we should just point.