Politically Correct Language – by George Carlin
George Carlin's critical thinking on pc language, still relevant today.
Rewriting the Dictionary of Human Stupidity
I never let my schooling interfere with my education. ― Mark Twain A Abortion “New Rule: If you can force a woman to look at a sonogram—to see what will happen if she has an abortion—you also have to let her see a crying baby, a bratty five-year-old, and a [...]
ON THE STUPIDITY OF BEING OFFENDED
A compilation for the rejection of the culture of offense. Featuring Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry, Penn Jillette, Louis C.K. and Jim Norton, Richard Dawkins, Peter Hitchens, Steve Hughes, Big Jay Oakerson, Ricky Gervais, Salman Rushdie
POLITICAL LANGUAGE: THE USE AND ABUSE OF RHETORIC – by Umberto Eco
It is moralistic to assert that political discourse must be freed of rhetorical techniques in order to relate to the truth. Running a city is a question of opinions, and it is in relation to this plurality of opinion that the game of reciprocal persuasion must be played.
THE “OTHER” L-WORD – by Christopher Hitchens
Since, like, the 60s, and definitely since Clueless, one word has been, like, everywhere. Hitchens examines the, like, unstoppable onslaught of “like”