Overt racism is easy to detect and has been brought to the surface for decades. It includes racial slurs like the “n” word, hate crimes, burning crosses, painting swastikas, violence against ...

We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the words we toss around every single day without a second thought, it’s wild ...

Discover 'discombobulated,' a 19th-century American gem meaning confused or bewildered. This expressive word, a playful twist ...

On his morning constitutional today the Vice President of Research and I encountered a longtime FOT (Friend of Twoey’s). This guy owns a pair of Pekinese so speaks a bit of dog language. Twoey begins ...

For more than 150 years ago, the assumption that language is a singular event has hampered progress in explaining its evolution. Another obstacle was the failure to recognize that certain social ...

Timothy W. Jones receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Victorian Government. He is currently also the president of the Australian Queer Archives. Recently, a number of people ...