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On January 8, 2011, a mentally disturbed man opened fire on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at her “Congress on Your Corner” event. Six people died and several others, including the Congresswoman,…

Hubris, excessive confidence in one’s own views and conclusions, is a dominant human trait. It comes in many guises and defines common patterns of mistakes. This Essay examines several potential…

“Rhetorical capture” refers to a form of discourse using conclusory labels. Forms of rhetorical capture include begging the question, capture by antithesis, capture by substitution, and capture by assimilation. Begging…

This Essay argues that the embattled movement for civility in public discourse should direct its attention toward the perceived harms of civility, rather than the perceived harms of incivility. The…

This is in many ways a very difficult time to talk about broken or dysfunctional government because we face as serious a set of short-term and long- term challenges as…

The recent Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements highlight the importance of preventing unconstitutional government interference with disfavored speakers. Perversely, officials seeking to prevent such protests while evading viewpoint-…