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Talking Right

How the Right turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show

by Geoffrey Nunberg

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Talking Right
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How the Right turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show
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Geoffrey Nunberg

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Parsing The Politics Of 'Main Street'

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Much has been made of the effects the recent financial crisis will have on "Main Street." Linguist Geoff Nunberg Geoff Nunberg discusses how this term gained such popular — and presidential — usage.

Parsing The Politics Of 'Main Street'

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'Talking Right': Why the Left Is Losing, Linguistically

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In his new book, Talking Right, linguist Geoff Nunberg examines the parlance of the American political right. Conservatives, Nunberg notes, have been remarkably effective at creating a language through which to convey their agenda.

'Talking Right': Why the Left Is Losing, Linguistically

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