A new study finds that the greater the amount of populist rhetoric in a nation, the less likely entrepreneurs are to register their businesses—dodging both taxes and government regulations. "Populist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON — Unhinged political rhetoric is at the forefront of much of the public’s mind, especially when attacks on the Capitol or U ...

Political speech that incites violence should be recognized as such and the architects of such violence held accountable, as the words are the first step in a chain of events that ends in harm.

Associate professor Allison Prasch breaks down some of the political rhetoric we saw unfold in both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaigns. As analysis continues of ...

The country's political debate is increasingly peppered with profanity but subjects such as immigration have been flashpoints for centuries.

Americans hardly needed an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump to realize that our civil society is fraying. Last weekend’s horrific shooting feels in many ways like the ...

This week brought a high volume of hypercharged rhetoric over whether hypercharged rhetoric contributed to last Saturday's shootings in Tucson, Ariz. Yet there is no indication that the country will ...

Rhetoric and writing studies students find employment in a variety of fields, including web authoring, copywriting, speech writing, technical writing, grant writing, science writing, journalism, ...