Government
Oct. 31, 2024
Burr: no chilling effect on Trump
Words like "gaslighting" and "weaponization" dominate our political discourse today, echoing historical instances of political retribution, from Woodrow Wilson imprisoning dissenters to Thomas Jefferson's vendetta against Aaron Burr. How does language shape our understanding of power dynamics and justice in contemporary society?
James Attridge
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U Denver School of Law
James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.
Words and phrases drop in and out of usage. That's either groovy or bogus depending on what floats your boat. Thankfully "think outside the box" and "take it to the next level" have gone forward. The overuse of "amazing," as in "This burrito is amazing" has moved on. Not so thankfully, they have been thrown under the bus in favor of "gaslighting" and "weaponization," mainstays of the "echo chamber" of the "mainstream media" "toolb...
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