I don't see much use in general slogans. Sometimes it is worth resisting evil with lesser evil, very commonly in fact.

There is undoubtedly much to learn about the social uses of language, for communication or for other purposes. But at present there is not much in the way of a theory of sociolinguistics, of social uses of languages, as far as I am aware.

It is familiar to mainstream academic scholarship. One very prominent political scientist, in his standard text American Politics 20 years ago, observes that "The architects of power in the United States must create a force that can be felt but not seen."

There is kind of a fundamental conformity, which is a virtual requirement to enter into the media.

The indoctrination is so deep that educated people think they’re being objective.

The desire for hope and change is easily understandable. In many ways it's even more dramatic in Europe.

The Bush Administration do have moral values. Their moral values are very explicit: shine the boots of the rich and the powerful, kick everybody else in the face, and let your grandchildren pay for it. That simple principle predicts almost everything that's happening.