Outside the Academy w/ Prof. Thompson

Outside the Academy w/ Prof. Thompson

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Facing Difficulty: Rhetoric and Responsibility in an Age of Alarm

We do not lack solutions. We lack the disciplined speech that makes collaborative solutions possible.

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Albert Russell Thompson
Jul 29, 2025
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One of the most damaging habits in American public life today is our collective addiction to crisis rhetoric. Social media exacerbates this. We inflate …

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