Language Lab
February 25, 2005
In life, a rose by any other name will smell as sweet. But in politics, an old sneaker can smell as sweet as a rose, if you convince people (with the help of the media) to call it a rose. Politicians have used words to inspire and seduce since the dawn of nations. From Social Security to the Estate Tax to the War on Terror, Brooke explores the ways in which he who controls the language controls the debate.
