How language and politics are inextricably linked
Clip: 10/24/2016 | 6m 13s
Jeffrey Brown speaks with Mark Thompson, author of “Enough Said”.
The way we talk about politics seems to sound different this election season. Mark Thompson, author of “Enough Said: What’s Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics?”, joins Jeffrey Brown to look at the causes and effects of the current political discourse, especially that of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and the media.
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How language and politics are inextricably linked
Clip: 10/24/2016 | 6m 13s
The way we talk about politics seems to sound different this election season. Mark Thompson, author of “Enough Said: What’s Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics?”, joins Jeffrey Brown to look at the causes and effects of the current political discourse, especially that of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and the media.
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