Serbian Nationalism and the Embers of Genocide
Dr. Ivana Stradner, who grew up in Serbia, discusses the rise of Serbian nationalism, Putin's strategy of increasing ethnic tensions in the region, and why we may be close to a new war in the Balkans.
13 Juli 202354min
Chaim Perelman's Quasi-Logical Arguments
Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed "quasi-logical." Quasi does not mean "fake" in this context, but just that they are similar to the arguments made in formal logic. Dr. Steven B. Ka...
15 Maj 20231h 13min
India's Majoritarian Autocracy
In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a majoritarian autocracy under Narendra Modi. Under his Hindu majority rule, Muslims and Christians are subjected to...
12 Maj 20231h 34min
The State of Speech Writing and Eloquence in Norway
"A speech writer in Norway is supposed to be invisible." Kristine Dahl was working as a lawyer for the Norwegian government when she was asked to help write a speech for a government minister, and tha...
26 Apr 20231h 2min
The Role of Ethos and Identification in Legal Argumentation
Cherise Bacalski, an appellate attorney who makes oral arguments at the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals, also took a master's degree with an emphasis in rhetoric. She shares how her educa...
18 Apr 20231h
Donald Trump's Tyrannical Tendencies
Properly understood, the classical image of the tyrant is not a form of government, but rather a disease of the mind. In this episode, Dr. Isaksen revisits a text he wrote in April 2016 describing the...
1 Apr 202321min
Russian Imperialism and the Post-Colonial Awakening in Qazaqstan
When Dr. Azamat Junisbai grew up in Qazaqstan, he looked down on those who spoke Russian with an accent. Although he was an ethnic Qazaq born in Qazaqstan, he had absorbed the colonial mindset that Ru...
10 Mars 20231h
The Covid Debate in Sweden
Dr. Björn Olsen is a Professor of Infection Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University in Sweden. He was an active participant in the public policy debate where Sweden chose to...
9 Mars 202358min
