A conversation with Columbia University linguist and author John McWhorter on the power of language, the dangers of censorship, and the evolution of slang and swearing.

One of the challenges that can arise in communicating science and other forms of scholarship to non-experts is the jargon involved. But the most dangerous kind of jargon isn't the kind we notice. It's ...

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s opaque threat to target “hate speech” following the assassination of conservative crusader ...

One of the challenges that can arise in communicating science and other forms of scholarship to non-experts is the jargon involved. But the most dangerous kind of jargon isn't the kind we notice. It's ...