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The essay focused on political language, which, according to Orwell, "is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind". Orwell believed that the language used was necessarily vague or meaningless because it was intended to hide the truth rather than express it.
- An essay that was written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review. Available at Academic Search Complete, HeinOnline, LexisNexis Academic, and Social Science Research Network. "Surveillance and "Nothing to Hide"." CSE/ISE 312: Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues. Stony Brook University. - PowerPoint presentation based on Solove's work.
The rise of pretendian identities post-1960s can be explained by a number of factors. The reestablishment and exercise of tribal sovereignty among tribal nations (following the era of Indian termination policy) meant that many individuals raised away from tribal communities sought, and still seek, to reestablish their status as tribal citizens or to recover connections to tribal traditions.
The first known political use of this metaphor is in the 2006 essay "The Red Pill" by University of Colorado sociology professor Kathleen J. Tierney, in which she argued that those who felt that the U.S. government had a poor response to Hurricane Katrina should "take the red pill" and realize that "post-September 11 policies and plans have ...
The term "post-truth politics" may have originally been coined by the blogger David Roberts in a blog post for Grist on 1 April 2010. Roberts defined it as "a political culture in which politics (public opinion and media narratives) have become almost entirely disconnected from policy (the substance of legislation)".
Political scientists have long observed the thermostatic nature of American politics. That’s a fancy way of saying that when a Republican occupies the White House, the public becomes more liberal.
A political gaffe is a mistake or blunder in speech or action made by a politician that attracts media attention and public scrutiny. [1] While often unintended, political gaffes can have significant consequences, as they may reveal the politician's personal views, highlight misunderstandings of key issues, or showcase perceived flaws in character.
Political narrative is a term used in the humanities and political sciences to describe the way in which storytelling can shape fact and effect understandings of reality. [1] However, political narrative is not only a theoretical concept, it is also a tool employed by political figures in order to construct the perspectives of people within ...