This week we discuss, define, and explore political leanings: red/blue, liberal, libertarian, conservative, and reactionary.
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This week’s calendar entry is “reactionary/reactive.”
This week we discuss, define, and explore deeply more political terms. This time we cover left vs. right, socialism, and communism.
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Pre-USSR communist societies.
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This week’s calendar entry is “socialize.”
This week we spend the time talking about several more terms related to politics and government, including bureaucracy, red tape, ballots, voting, constitution, and parliament.
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This week’s calendar entry is “beauracracy/bureaucracy.”
This week we spend the time talking about the word “empire” and its implications.
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This week’s calendar entry is “Romainian/Romanian.”
Paul Brians’ essay on “postcolonial literature.”
“What have the Romans ever done for us?” from The Life of Brian:
This week we focus on the dark side of governmental power: dictatorships, state capitalism, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, and empire.
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This week’s calendar entry is “oppress/repress.”
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This week we focus on voting and discuss “suffrage,”“franchise,”“republic,” and more about “democracy.”
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This week’s calendar entry is “Democrat Party/Democratic Party.”
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This week we continue our discussion of words related to government and politics, including “feudalism,”“fiefdom,”“monarchy,” and “democracy.”
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This week we begin a discussion of words related to government and politics, starting with “government” and “politics” themselves. First we go over problems with Washington, but not in the way you might think!
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What is the “Slough of Despond” Paul mentions?
This week’s calendar entry is “government.”
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This week we finish up our discussion of useful vocabulary related to health care, including talk about networks, pre-existing conditions, HIPA, Obamacare vs. the ACA, and primary care physicians.
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About “Yankee Doodle” in The New York Times.
This week’s calendar entry is “sick/sic.”
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This week we talk more about health care, including long-term care insurance, health savings accounts, death panels, and Charlie Gard.
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The New York Times’ Ron Lieber on the ethics of adjusting your assets to qualify for Medicaid.
This week’s calendar entry is “able to.”
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The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast 