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Words as Weapons

Human Action Podcast

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10/28/2022Jeff DeistRobert P. Murphy

Criticisms of hapless Senate candidate John Fetterman are labeled "ableist," while Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter is deemed fascist. Jeff and Bob take a hard look at the linguistic battlefield and the corruption of language as an institution. 

Jeff's paper on language, "Evolution or Corruption?": Mises.org/HAP367-1
George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language": Mises.org/HAP367-2
Ken Smith's Junk English: Mises.org/HAP367-3
Bryan Caplan on "Privilege": Mises.org/HAP367-4

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Contact Jeff Deist

Jeff Deist is former president of the Mises Institute. He is a writer, public speaker, and advocate for property, markets, and civil society. Jeff was chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul. Contact: email; Twitter.

Contact Robert P. Murphy

Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He is the author of numerous books: Contra Krugman: Smashing the Errors of America's Most Famous Keynesian; Chaos Theory; Lessons for the Young Economist; Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action; The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism; Understanding Bitcoin (with Silas Barta), among others. He is also host of The Bob Murphy Show.

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