Reflections on political discourse in the Trump era.

A note on the uses of stupefaction.

The linguist responds to your questions, criticisms and comments.

Twenty years ago, linguist Deborah Tannen identified a pattern of interaction in which winning was more important than discovering the truth. She never expected that attitude to prevail in the White House.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg reveals the subtext behind words like "job creators" and "one percent".