Beyond the Rhetoric

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Perhaps the biggest trouble with the modern political climate is it’s not the most logical or sound arguments that necessarily get heard. [...]

I just need to get away. It’s a feeling that is very common among, well, pretty much everyone. We’ve grown so accustomed to our daily routines, going through the same kinds of motions each and every day, and this can make life a tad on the boring side. At the same time, most of us [...]

I am not an economist, nor do I play one on television. I am also not terribly interested in American politics, but there’s no way to avoid following the saga about raising the debt ceiling and how the American economy could suffer. Granted, most of my perspective on the matter is coming by way of [...]

Every Wednesday, I gather up a collection of blog posts from around the Internet, sharing them with the Beyond the Rhetoric audience. This week’s set is pretty diverse in nature, so there should be something of interest for everyone. First, we have Ray Ebersole reminding all the parents in the audience that technology can kill. [...]

The English language can be terribly confusing, both for native speakers and for people who are learning it as a second language. Part of the confusion comes when you look at certain word pairs. The two words might have similar meanings and they might sound similar too, but they are two entirely different words. One [...]