Term Paupers

December 17, 2004

In politics and morality, whoever controls the terminology controls the debate. Linguist and rising Democratic Party go-to man George Lakoff says conservatives know this, and have developed a network of well-financed think-tanks to generate linguistic frames that help them further their agendas. Progressives, on the other hand, accept the frames already in circulation, and so are losing the ever-important war of words. Lakoff explains his theory to Brooke. ARTIST: Branford Marsalis TRACK: Judas Iscariot ALBUM: The Dark Keys LABEL: Sony BREAK I: ARTIST: Leif Ove Andsnes TRACK: Arietta (Op.12, No.1) ALBUM: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces LABEL: EMI

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  • "Judas Iscariot" Branford Marsalis

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