Argument, Bias, and Persuasion

Machiavelli discussed the value of cruelty and how it can be used to retain power.

The President responds to the "not guilty" verdict of the Trayvon Martin murder case.

The famous revolutionary speech that incited Virginia to organize a militia against British tyranny

According to columnist Mike Myatt, "Fair is a state of mind, and most often, an unhealthy one."

During a 1924 congressional debate on immigration, a senator from South Carolina argued that we should "shut the door and breed up a pure, unadulterated American citizen."

At the height of the Great Depression, Huey P. Long, a Louisiana senator, delivered this famous speech in which he denounced the rich and argued to "scale down the big fortunes."

The inventor of the Model T exalts the working class and argues that progressive change is natural.

Celebrating "do gooders" in the media could be making us lower our expectations for moral behavior.

In her speech advocating in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment, feminist Gloria Steinem seeks to dispel myths about women.

Labor union leader Terence Powderly makes a reasoned argument in favor of reducing the work day for laborers.

The famous ex-slave and abolitionist points out the hypocrisy of "the home of the free" on Independence Day.

Jefferson makes the argument for religious freedom in the United States.

In his essay, the Scottish philosopher discusses how one should approach the question of whether man is inherently good or evil.

In this famous speech, Reagan argues for "the maximum of individual freedom."

Lincoln makes a case for free labor over "the great curse" of slavery.

FDR addresses the “Dust Bowl” problem of the 1930s — during which severe drought and erosion conditions led to a prolonged agricultural crisis.

When a North Dakota school board burned copies of Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut responded with a letter.

In this article, Hitselberger takes issue with the language sometimes used around the issue of dealing with one’s disability.

In this letter written by Washington to the American people, the United States' first president explains his intent to decline a third term in office, leaving the nation with some final thoughts on unity, power, and freedom.

This opinion piece examines the collective fear of the future and related resurgent concept of space colonization.