So, is Whitmer fixing the roads? As Bill Clinton might say, it depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.

Republicans increasingly use what linguist Amanda Montell calls thought-terminating cliches in their arguments. These are simple statements that are distortions, over generalizations, leave out ...

Speaking in political slogans makes honest communication difficult, if not impossible. There is no quick fix to the problems our society is facing, because they are not just about semantics.

Democrats' efforts to make “TACO” — or “Trump always chickens out”— a new political slogan could backfire. The meaning of it would push Trump the wrong way.

But when Miller asked Mamdani about the pro-Palestine slogan “Globalize the intifada,” the candidate’s pragmatism and ...

Trump simplifies complex political debates with punchy slogans but the strategy can also work against him when a critical phrase catches fire. Bart Jansen. USA TODAY. Hear this story.