In the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians and Israel’s counter-attack on Gaza, both antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise in the U.S. and abroad. […]
Tag: rhetoric
Learn to recognize political rhetoric
by David L. Nevins When I think about the tactics of the Democrat and Republican parties, I am reminded of lyrics from the Buffalo Springfield song 50 […]
Rhetoric 101: How they get you to buy what they’re selling
In a world where the line between fact reporting and opinion spouting is increasingly blurry and politicians put spin on everything, we want to help our readers […]
Do you know what ‘fascist’ means?
by Nicholas Goldberg Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. That’s one reason we should be careful about throwing around historical allusions and […]
Fuzzy language not helping fight COVID
by Faye Flam People no longer know what to do about the COVID pandemic. Part of the problem is the very language we use to talk about […]
Sticks, stone and worse
Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The incendiary rhetoric that has engulfed our […]
Dems need to stop acting like there’s a prize for showing restraint
by Kurt Bardella The question I get asked the most as someone who went from being a Republican to a Democrat is: “What’s the biggest difference between […]
True leaders practice art of persuasion
by Lynn Schmidt There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, […]
It’s hard to fight from a crouch
So let’s talk about That Word. Meaning the word the political left was using to define itself until the political right got hold of it and made […]
