Talking Right

Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalism Into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show (2006) by Geoffrey Nunberg. The author gives us a detailed deconstruction of how the right wing politicians and commentators have successfully bent the English language to put liberals on the defensive. It's pretty entertaining, but tough sledding in spots. Grade: B