discourse
Violence, rhetoric and rhetorical violence
Charles P. Pierce considers rhetoric and violence in American politics. (This was first published before the horror in Norway.)
In praise of uncertainty
Amy Langstaff considers talking point culture.
On bullcrap
On the occasion of British Labour leader Ed Miliband achieving a state of talking point perfection, Charlton Brooker mourns the loss of both humanity and sanity.
On civility
From a speech delivered by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie in 1877.
Timeout
John Dickerson considers what should happen now.