Civil Discourse as Kinship

One of the greatest blessings of living in the Western world is freedom of speech. While we often experience tension and disagreement […]

Healthy Communication

Linguist Deborah Tannen once wrote that male-female communication is like cross-cultural communication. She explained that boys and girls grow up in their […]

What They Hear When We Speak

Among the teachers I remember gratefully is my history professor, Dr. Poland. No doubt I owe to him much of what I know […]