Having lived on this Earth for six decades, I have witnessed a lot of change, not all of it good. Much of the change involves language: the changing meaning of words, and also the manipulative use of ...

An amble through the neighborhoods of North Berkeley often turns into an introspection and a treasure hunt. On one such stroll, I and my fellow amblers stumbled across an empty, upturned flower pot, ...

When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. “it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so ...

The use of incorrect information to damage the credibility of target resources or to cause direct or indirect harm. Examples include defamation (slander and libel), propaganda and stock manipulation ...