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Tag: Political rhetoric

From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking...

Austin Sarat, Amherst College Throughout the 20th century, college and university presidents spoke out on everything, from wars to...

‘I have a need’: How Zelensky’s plea to Congress emphasized shared...

Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University Speaking from his nation’s capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a...

The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches

Robert Myers, Alfred University In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius...

How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare

Kyle Jensen, University of North Texas and Jack Selzer, Pennsylvania State University Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has been waging war against the American...

America is in the middle of a battle over the meaning...

Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University You might think that the culture war over race and immigration primarily transpires in dramatic events, like the woman...

Will Trump victory make Angela Merkel leader of the free world?

Johanna Schuster-Craig, Michigan State University After the election of Donald Trump, commentators have argued that German Chancellor Angela Merkel may become the leader of the...

What the Favorite TV Shows of Trump Supporters Can Tell us...

Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln According to new data, supporters of Donald Trump prefer to get their news from television and enjoy watching crime dramas. These...

In the wake of tragedy, Trump takes rhetoric of fear to...

Stephanie A. Martin, Southern Methodist University and Christopher Salinas, Southern Methodist University Donald Trump’s remarks in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre – especially...

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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison