Man

Such a simple word can cause convulsions among those infected by the feminist disease. The word man, singular and anarthrous, is always used to refer collectively to the entire human race. There has never been any ambiguity in this usage. But consider this from Arthur Schlesinger (Essay in the Book section, New York Times, September 18, HT: James Taranto of Best of the Web Today):

Niebuhr summed up his political argument in a single powerful sentence: "Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." (Niebuhr, in the fashion of the day, used "man" not to exculpate women but as shorthand for "human being.")

Er, no, Mr. Schlesinger. The word man here is is not shorthand for “human being”, but for the human race. Or humankind, if you wish to remain politically correct.