blog posts Should Barack Obama, the first digital president, have to give up Twitter? Nov 16, 2008 7:35 pm770 views Defining "sanitation" to quash the mask mandate Apr 20, 2022 11:30 am784 views Criminalizing cyberspace: from Myanmar to California, going digital can mean going to jail Nov 24, 2008 11:15 pm814 views Without a net: Judges tell jurors with smart phones, "No surfing allowed" Mar 18, 2009 2:00 pm820 views Is there free Wi-Fi? The Web @25 Mar 11, 2014 12:30 pm827 views Charlie Hebdo shows there’s always some speech that isn’t free Apr 5, 2015 4:15 pm829 views The semantics of politics: defining the real "real" America Oct 22, 2008 11:30 pm847 views Grass station, locavore and w00t: we need a better word of the year for 2007 Dec 14, 2007 12:46 pm855 views On National Writing Day . . . . the NSA is tracking what you write Oct 20, 2013 4:00 pm858 views Noah the Lexicographer finds Republican candidates' words lack . . . definition Oct 29, 2008 11:15 pm860 views When Donald Trump blocks you on Twitter, does he violate the First Amendment? Nov 8, 2017 11:00 am865 views High Court to decide whether F-bomb is ready for prime time Nov 13, 2008 11:06 pm871 views Guilt by association: My Sarah Palin number is 2. Does that mean I palled around with terrorists? Oct 13, 2008 9:43 pm881 views Beyond the Pale: White House Hanukkah invite is actually Christmas card Nov 26, 2008 9:30 pm882 views Words don't lie, part III: Campaign rhetoric gives way to campaign linguistics Oct 8, 2008 10:27 pm891 views Another of Maryland's English-speaking towns poised (from the French) to go English-only Jun 19, 2008 4:15 pm946 views Letter from London: Brits fear Facebook friends are really bombers Mar 29, 2009 10:00 pm950 views Owner of veggie fast food stand bans English Mar 31, 2008 10:44 pm965 views International Pronouns Day Oct 9, 2018 10:30 am973 views It's 3 a.m. and someone is texting the White House . . . Aug 23, 2008 11:17 pm986 views Valentines for the author Feb 14, 2013 12:30 am991 views Words don't lie, part II: Perception Analyzer reveals no Jack Kennedys at vice presidential debate Oct 2, 2008 11:15 pm1029 views 2015's word of the year is "autocorrect" Dec 31, 2014 1:00 am1039 views From pencils to pixels, technologies won't fix our schools May 8, 2007 3:45 pm1086 views "War on Terror" ends in England. Will U.S. stay the course? Dec 13, 2006 1:45 pm1086 views Just words: Is it plagiarism, homage, or business as usual when public figures like Obama and Clinton "forget" to footnote? Feb 21, 2008 4:15 pm1087 views An inconvenient tweet: it's against the law in England Jun 5, 2013 10:15 pm1087 views Don't show and tell: Army puts PR videos on YouTube while blocking the site on its own computers May 14, 2007 5:00 pm1089 views Google translates text untouched by human hands Mar 31, 2007 7:40 pm1091 views English no longer the official language of New York's gas stations Jul 11, 2008 11:33 pm1091 views Lincoln the writer at 200: the statesman and orator constantly revised his prose Feb 12, 2009 2:46 pm1113 views With T-shirts at work, you can’t always say what you want Jul 11, 2015 11:15 pm1115 views New military strategy: if GI's won't learn their verbs, try teaching linguists to shoot Dec 25, 2008 7:45 pm1123 views The 2017 Word of the Year has been banned Dec 17, 2017 10:15 am1129 views English must be protected from cheap foreign imports Jan 28, 2007 11:14 pm1132 views Siberian town bans "I don't know." Violators will be sent to . . . Siberia Sep 7, 2007 12:06 am1150 views English, brought to you tonight by the Republican Party Sep 6, 2008 1:30 pm1159 views Emoji don't kill people . . . Aug 6, 2016 1:45 pm1161 views Semantic State of the Union Jan 24, 2007 12:25 am1168 views Language is a facade. So is an official language. Oct 18, 2007 9:02 pm1175 views Republicans want EEOC to speak only English Dec 13, 2007 1:30 am1176 views You can save this endangered language for only pennies a day; or you could let it die. Feb 25, 2007 2:45 pm1185 views In the war against English, we won't be undersold Feb 16, 2007 3:59 pm1187 views Language goes to war: Pentagon launches Language Corps May 13, 2007 10:15 pm1194 views Court rules you can't swear like a trucker in trucking office May 7, 2008 3:45 pm1198 views The American moment is waning. Will English pull us through? Jun 10, 2009 6:00 pm1200 views On Dictionary Day, take a banned word to lunch Oct 16, 2013 1:30 pm1202 views Another benefit of bilingualism: it delays dementia Jan 16, 2007 5:30 pm1203 views English rocks France Apr 18, 2008 4:58 pm1203 views LPGA to golfers: speak English or get off the tour Aug 28, 2008 11:45 pm1203 views