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Column to Follow: Summer Brennan on Language and Power

January 3, 2017February 7, 2019

“On language and power” has been the tagline of How Did We Get Into This Mess? for years, so I’m always excited when other writers focus in on that specific issue. Here’s Summer Brennan, with her new twice-monthly column. I would like to invite readers to join me in doing this. Get a diary or journal … Continue ReadingColumn to Follow: Summer Brennan on Language and Power

Adventures in Rhetorical Brilliance: Black Law Students of Georgetown and Scalia

February 23, 2016February 7, 2019

I’ve been writing about trigger warnings, political correctness, and safe space issues for almost two years now (starting with this CNN piece, but extending throughout my blog, including ‘trigger warnings are your friends.’). There are at least two different strains of critique of the notion of microaggressions on campus. One is from mostly male white semi-liberals who … Continue ReadingAdventures in Rhetorical Brilliance: Black Law Students of Georgetown and Scalia