Charlie Kirk and the Catastrophic Fallacy at the Crux of Our Political Divide
While the assassination of Charlie Kirk was devastatingly horrific, it is possible that the response from regular people on the left has been even more
Category: Linguistics
How to Ask a Question
In a time of sound bites and hostile Facebook debates, asking good questions has become a lost art.
The Illiberalism Heresy
A new crusade is afoot. No, it’s not against the civilization-wrecking incendiaries of ISIS. Nor is it against the single greatest threat to life in
How to Disagree: Three Rules to Make the Most of Our Divisiveness
There is a rule that you should never talk about politics or religion in polite company. I’ve never been a fan. What else is worth
To Each Zirs Own
It was bound to happen. Last Friday, the AP style guide approved the use of ‘they’ as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun. Of course, it was