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Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as well as the forces trying to ensure this polarization and animosity continues.
Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage is a worthwhile assessment of the world we face, taking a step back from the daily news and examining why we're divided, how this has happened, and who stands to benefit the most from a polity that cannot find a common ground on basic reality.

Carol Off knows better than most that words matter. Before any great political triumph or calamity, before the first bullet is fired in a revolution or the first text written into an act of Parliament, there must come rhetoric imbued with meaning, enough to make vast numbers...

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