Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Listen and read as much as you want
  • Over 400 000+ titles
  • Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe now
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds

Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds

12 Ratings

4.7

Duration
8H 23min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

“Political correctness” has taken politeness and turned it into a weapon of censorship and intimidation. In the workplace, on social media, and even at the dinner table, Americans are confronted daily with a laundry list of words they’re “not allowed” to say—and that list is updated constantly and without warning.

How did so absurd a concept become so dangerous—and come to dominate our public discourse over the last quarter-century?

In Speechless, #1 nationally bestselling author and political commentator Michael Knowles masterfully traces the history and effects of political correctness from the early twentieth century to the present, revealing its insidious roots, exposing the power-hungry language architects behind its ever-growing control, and examining what this concerted manipulation of speech means for the future of American culture, politics, and minds.

© 2021 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781665046077

Release date

Audiobook: 21 September 2021

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All
    Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
  2. Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity
    Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity Lilliana Mason
  3. Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
    Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics Yochai Benkler
  4. They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy
    They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy Lawrence Lessig
  5. The Case Against Socialism
    The Case Against Socialism Rand Paul
  6. The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy
    The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy Francesca Bolla Tripodi
  7. Marx in Motion: A New Materialist Marxism
    Marx in Motion: A New Materialist Marxism Thomas Nail
  8. Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition
    Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition Edmund Fawcett
  9. Free Market: The History of an Idea
    Free Market: The History of an Idea Jacob Soll
  10. The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself
    The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself Richard D. Wolff
  11. A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy
    A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy Jane McAlevey
  12. Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological Change and the Future of Politics
    Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological Change and the Future of Politics Carles Boix
  13. On Democracy
    On Democracy Robert A. Dahl
  14. Liberalism in Dark Times: The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century
    Liberalism in Dark Times: The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century Joshua L. Cherniss
  15. Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study
    Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study Thomas Sowell
  16. Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics
    Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics Ross Douthat
  17. How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
    How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation E. D. Hirsch
  18. Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
    Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing Chris Bail
  19. Law and Leviathan: Redeeming the Administrative State
    Law and Leviathan: Redeeming the Administrative State Adrian Vermeule
  20. Things Fall Together: A Guide to the New Materials Revolution
    Things Fall Together: A Guide to the New Materials Revolution Skylar Tibbits
  21. The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce
    The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce Deirdre N. McCloskey
  22. Controversial Essays
    Controversial Essays Thomas Sowell
  23. Understanding the Secrets of Human Perception
    Understanding the Secrets of Human Perception The Great Courses
  24. The Price of Justice
    The Price of Justice Senator Bernie Sanders
  25. The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
    The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Bill Hammack
  26. Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV
    Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV Ben Shapiro
  27. Theories of Human Development
    Theories of Human Development The Great Courses
  28. A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
    A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy Joel Mokyr
  29. The Spirit of Green: The Economics of Collisions and Contagions in a Crowded World
    The Spirit of Green: The Economics of Collisions and Contagions in a Crowded World William D. Nordhaus
  30. Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception
    Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception Cass R. Sunstein
  31. Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us
    Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us The Great Courses
  32. System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
    System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot Rob Reich
  33. Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It
    Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It Heather Boushey
  34. Contraception: A Concise History
    Contraception: A Concise History Donna J. Drucker
  35. How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict
    How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict Nina Jankowicz
  36. Game Theory: Understanding the Mathematics of Life
    Game Theory: Understanding the Mathematics of Life Brian Clegg
  37. Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy
    Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy Dani Rodrik
  38. The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread
    The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread Cailin O’Connor
  39. Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk
    Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk Justin Tosi
  40. Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19
    Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 Matt Ridley
  41. How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
    How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks Adam Nicolson
  42. Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines
    Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines Jamie Merisotis
  43. Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science
    Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science Peter J. Hotez
  44. Evolutionary Biology, Part 1: The Darwinian Revolutions: Modern Synthesis
    Evolutionary Biology, Part 1: The Darwinian Revolutions: Modern Synthesis Allen MacNeill
  45. The Legal Analyst: A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law
    The Legal Analyst: A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law Ward Farnsworth
  46. Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19: What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today
    Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19: What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today Kari Nixon