Words as Weapons
Criticisms of hapless Senate candidate John Fette…
October 28, 202250m 7s
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Show Notes
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?": https://Mises.org/HAP367-1
George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language": https://Mises.org/HAP367-2
Ken Smith's Junk English: https://Mises.org/HAP367-3
Bryan Caplan on "Privilege": https://Mises.org/HAP367-4