Language

Powers looks at religion and the media in the wake of public reaction to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Nunberg looks at a new kind of fake news — "infoganda."

Nunberg considers the phrase "thugs and assassins" often used by President Bush.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg looks at why some words are considered off-limits.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the differences between American and British English.

Geoff Nunberg discusses the term "fascist."

Nunberg talks about idiomatic expressions like "on the up and up." What does it mean when people interpret these sayings differently?

Nunberg talks about terms used in racial classification, such as Caucasian.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers dictionaries today and yesterday.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg. He discusses the origins of the term, "slippery slope."