Publications

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Ben Tillman's Speech Supporting Autocratic Rule

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Senator Ben Tillman Autocrats must be brazen and overconfident. Even the wickedest autocrat must inspire dedicated supporters, and that requ...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Trump's April 1 Iran War Speech: Did He Rise to the Occasion?

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"We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Susan B. Anthony's Famous Speech about the Right to Vote

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Susan B. Anthony In 1870, Susan B. Anthony said that women were people, too, just like men, and she accordingly voted in an election. The le...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Donald Trump and the Art of Doublespeak

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Donald Trump When Donald Trump gave his T ruth Social speech  in the wee hours of February 28, 2026, “obliterating” Iran’s nuclear program d...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Trump Prayer Breakfast Speech: Fighting for God?

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Donald Trump, White House photo Does Donald Trump use faith for the awesome power of doing good, or does he use the awesome force of governm...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Marco Rubio, Climate Change, and the Dark Rhetorical Art of Changing the Point

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Marco Rubio “A climate cult?” That is how United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed global warming at the Munich Security Con...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Will History Repeat Itself?  Trump and the Art of Making Horrible Threats

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January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot When world leaders make threats, they usually mean them. The public must heed. Leaders make threats to guide th...