Words as Weapons

Criticisms of hapless Senate candidate John Fetterman are labeled “ableist,” while Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter is deemed fascist. Jeff and Bob take a hard look at the linguistic battlefield and the corruption of language as an institution. 

Jeff’s paper on language, “Evolution or Corruption?”: Mises.org/HAP367-1

George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language”: Mises.org/HAP367-2

Ken Smith’s Junk English: Mises.org/HAP367-3

Bryan Caplan on “Privilege”: Mises.org/HAP367-4