How language impacts political opinions

by Sara Savat, Washington University in St. Louis

Words have power, but so does the language in which they’re spoken, according to Margit Tavits, the Dr. William Taussig Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

In their groundbreaking book, “ Voicing Politics,” published by Princeton University Press, Tavits and Efrén Pérez, professor of…

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ElbyJames is an American disabled combat vet exiled in the UK & a free speech absolutist. He’s an occasional Top Writer .

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ElbyJames is an American disabled combat vet exiled in the UK & a free speech absolutist. He’s an occasional Top Writer .