Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event focused on 'Biden's border bloodbath' on April 2, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Donald Trump’s political career has been marked by a ...

On September 11, Ronald C. White Jr. delivered the first of the 2006-2007 Bradley Lectures. Click here for more information about this speech. “It’s only words.” It cannot be denied that the modern ...

Tensions flared at a Senate hearing on Antifa when a top Democrat walked out of the room declaring she couldn't sit through Sen. Ted Cruz's rhetorical speeches any longer. The dustup occurred when ...

It is no secret that in the past few years, "freedom of speech" has largely become a dogwhistle for the reactionaries, whenever someone doesn't want to associate or platform them, or even just ...

Re: “A bloodied Trump is safe after assassination attempt” (Page A1, July 14). A tragic assassination attempt against a presidential candidate and the death and injury of fellow Americans are ...

Sophists in ancient Greece were professional educators and intellectuals. Their teachings emphasized public speaking and ...

The State of the Union Speech was a classic political rhetoric speech with no substance. President Joe Biden’s weakness, poor decisions, and lack of leadership gave Putin the boldness to satisfy his ...

Rhetoric is a foundation of the humanities focused on understanding the practices of human communication. Rhetoric’s interests span from the earliest acts of speech to emerging modes of digital ...

For all of the attention given to charisma in media accounts of presidential campaigns, there is surprisingly little systematic research on the use and effect of charismatic rhetoric, even though ...

House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, background, and House Majority Leader Erin Murphy, foreground, debate on the House floor earlier this month. Long before the House omnibus tax bill came to the floor ...

Tom F. Wright does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Washington Post's Aaron Blake and David Nakamura analyze why President Trump's inflamed political rhetoric is being tied to a string of recent crises. (Video: JM Rieger/The Washington Post) ...