Everyone remembers where they were when Gloria lost it. The Barbie movie's big speech—America Ferrera, voice breaking, listing every single impossible thing the world expects women to be—hit something ...

President Joe Biden spent the second anniversary of his disastrous debate performance at a Maryland casino, giving the ...

For many in the West, China still feels hard to fully understand. Public debate and media coverage too often focus on the “China threat”. Critics highlight the flaws of China’s political system and ...

Those described as “Westminster watchers” are mostly just that—they glance at the braying tribes at PMQs, and keep half an ear out for the odd line of invective that produces a particular jeer. It is ...

While accepting an award for Best Música Urbana Album, Bad Bunny opened his speech with “ICE out!” and was met by a standing ovation. Then, he delivered an emotional message to ICE and Republicans.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement. Editor's ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

In his brilliant book on the precariousness of Western Civilization, How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises, scholar Spencer Klavan cites an epic historical change that took place in ...

President Donald Trump does not sound like a traditionally impressive orator. His sentences are grammatically awkward, repetitive, and composed of highly simplistic words. Trump’s remarks when he ...

Andrew Solomon is an American writer who focuses on politics, psychology and culture. He has written for The New York Times and The New Yorker among others. His book The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of ...

Rhetoric is the art of selecting the most effective means of persuasion, which ultimately translates to the refinement of your own style of expressing yourself in the courtroom. Clarity of expression ...

1 Division for Land-Grant Engagement, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. 2 West ...