
Geoff Nunberg
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Columbia Journalism Review set up a misinformation newsstand in Manhattan in October 2018, in an effort to educate news consumers about the dangers of disinformation in the lead-up to the U.S. midterm elections. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'Disinformation' Is The Word Of The Year — And A Sign Of What's To Come
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Ironic, Informal And Expressive, 'New Rules Of Language' Evolve Online
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Ironic, Informal And Expressive, 'New Rules Of Language' Evolve Online
Opinion: Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender Neutral Pronouns
Computers use algorithms to do everything from adding up a column of figures to resizing a window. iMrSquid/Getty Images hide caption
Algorithmic Intelligence Has Gotten So Smart, It's Easy To Forget It's Artificial
Thanks to the presidential election, "socialism" and "capitalism" were Merriam-Webster's most-looked-up words of the year in 2012. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Opinion: Migrant Girl's Death Reveals A Need For More Interpreters Along The Border
President Trump addresses the crowd during a rally in Houston in support of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Oct. 22,. During the rally, he described himself as a "nationalist," and encouraged his supporters to use the word. Loren Elliott/Getty Images hide caption
Opinion: 'Nationalist' Arises, With Myriad Connotations, As The Word Of 2018
Opinion: U.S. And U.K. Remain United, Not Divided, By Their Common Language
"However people map out the geography of American political tribes, they always exempt themselves and their neighbors," Geoff Nunberg says. Gary Waters/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
As Fissures Between Political Camps Grow, 'Tribalism' Emerges As The Word Of 2017
An art exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco celebrates 50 years since the famed Summer of Love. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
50 Years After The Summer Of Love, Hippie Counterculture Is Relegated To Kitsch
An 1894 engraving depicts chapter 18 of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images hide caption