There’s a special kind of language that doesn’t tell you what’s happening—it tells you what to feel about it. It’s an art form, really. A performance where words pretend to inform but actually sedate. Bureaucrats, generals, and “information managers” have refined it into a linguistic ballet: graceful, bloodless, and utterly lethal to thought.
It’s called doublespeak. Or, in the more poetic tongues of the East, necro-speak—the language of the … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ As we study history together, I often show documentary films to my students. When these films are about the distant past, there is a voice (or person-moderator) who walks us through the information, using whatever illustrations can be mustered. But as we get nearer to modern times the documentaries come to life: actual human action in black and white. From the late 19th … Read the rest
Content 16+ For centuries, Europe has been defined by its ability to adapt, survive, and—most importantly—thrive in the face of external upheavals. Empires have risen and fallen, alliances have shifted like sand in a storm, and yet, through it all, Europe has endured. Now, thanks to the latest geopolitical maelstrom emanating from across the Atlantic, we find ourselves at yet another historic crossroads. And this time, oddly enough, the chaos … Read the rest
