Rhetoric
Candidates Who Explain Progressive Policies via Conservative Principles Could Be Uniquely Persuasive
New research finds that voters are more likely to support a liberal candidate whose rhetoric reflects conservative values.
The Three Rhetorical Tricks That Bind Trump to His Base
Political communication scholars explain how, for Trump, telling lies, shifting blame, and asserting his own greatness help him keep his core supporters.
'Ban GMOs: That Shit Ain’t Food'
How the rhetoric of disgust undermines responsible food choices.
Why We? What Do We Mean When We Use the Royal We?
"We" say "we" all the time, even though it's not really what "we" mean.
Does the President Have the Power to Convince Us of Anything?
Not really, no. So why, then, do we bother to listen to his speeches?
Books: The Republican Brain, Science Left Behind
The conservative war on science is an old trope, but apparently liberals have opened up a second front.
The Culture War of National Security
Drone assassinations? Guantanamo? Why civil libertarians can’t win in the fight against an expanded security state. And why we can blame Caesar.