Rhetoric

How Liberals Hijacked Language

Conservatives must become more attentive to how the use and abuse of the English language shapes politics and culture

The Demagogue and the Statesman

Both the demagogue and the statesman use rhetoric to sway public opinion, but only the latter does so with the nation’s best interests at heart

Reviving the Art of Political Rhetoric

The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America

We Shape Our Words, Then They Shape Us: The Role of Metaphor in US Foreign Policy

A new book explores the dynamic relationship between presidential rhetoric on foreign policy and the goals America seeks to accomplish abroad

Donald Trump & Bill Clinton: Kindred Presidential Spirits

Donald Trump’s presidential rhetoric, moderation on divisive issues, and foreign policy are all surprisingly reminiscent of one William Jefferson Clinton