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Political Rhetoric
October 30, 2024
Paige Oamek
Trump Trashes Democrats After Claiming What Biden Said Was Mean
Donald Trump is back to his usual self, mere hours after complaining about Joe Biden’s “garbage” comment.
June 11, 2022
Jason Linkins
You Deserve the Good Life. Democrats Should Promise to Deliver It.
We heard Democrats were having “messaging” problems. Here’s a solution.
September 28, 2021
Walter Shapiro
Is Biden’s Favorite Phrase a Sign of Urgency or Desperation?
The president has been calling everything an “inflection point” this month.
October 7, 2020
Timothy Noah
Our President Is Literally Toxic
Will political rhetoric ever recover from Donald Trump’s habit of rendering plain all of the metaphors used to describe him?
June 12, 2020
Parker Richards
The Fall and Rise of the Guillotine
Ideologues of left and right have learned to stop worrying and love rhetorical violence.
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