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Linguist Considers 'What Language Is' — And Isn't
August 4, 2011 Humans have been speaking thousands of years longer than they have been writing. Yet many assume the written word is superior to the way we speak. In What Language Is: And What It Isn't And What It Could Be, John McWhorter argues that most of our assumptions about language are wrong.
Election 2008
Linguist John McWhorter Makes Case For Obama
October 28, 2008 As the presidential election approaches, Talk of the Nation will ask guests to make the case for the two candidates on foreign and domestic policy. John McWhorter, a linguistics professor and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, explains why Barack Obama is the right choice in 2008.
Books
Hip Hop Bringing Political Change? Think Again
June 23, 2008 A new generation of activists have used hip hop music and culture to get young people into politics. But author John McWhorter has a new book, which argues that hip hop provides hindrances, not help, to black America.
Conversations on Black Leadership
John McWhorter: How Welfare Went Wrong
August 9, 2006 Writer John McWhorter says that what's gone wrong in black America demands rethinking. He suggests that black leaders excuse problems like crime and poverty, instead of solving them.
Interviews
John McWhorter on Race in America
January 3, 2006 Author and commentator John McWhorter talks about his latest book, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America.
More Books
Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
