👍🏼🧵by Carol Off: What happens when we lose our shared political vocabulary? We stop being able to hear each other; to converse in meaningful ways, leaving us prey to conspiracy theories, autocrats and the machinations of greed. The warning in my new 📖👇🏼threadreaderapp.com/thread/1808472…

In honour of left-handed day, and as a southpaw, I give you this non-sinister data.

Really looking forward to being at Wordfest in Calgary on September 16. wordfest.com/2024/event/wor…

Must read editorial here. "Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a plethora of lies during his visit to NOTL, forcing The Lake Report to respond with the longest editorial it has ever published." niagaranow.com/opinion.phtml/…

This song is so perfect! Thank you. It says--more beautifully - what my book says. "I'm caught in the majority mirage, where truth gets lost in the barrage." And later: "But together we can break the barrage." There's hope.

A Must-Read in our times.... you can't talk to people if words have been bleached of meaning. penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729716/a…

I'm on As it Happens tonight talking about a book I conceived of when I was co-host of the show. Nils Koksal and I discuss the ironies! The book launches tomorrow. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Back in the As It Happens studio to talk about the book that rattled around in my head when I was co-host. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Wonderful to get an endorsement from Margaret Atwood. Spoiler alert - she’s in the book making the case for reproductive rights in the chapter on “Choice.”

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At a Loss for Words: Conversation in the Age of Rage - Western University events.westernu.ca/events/fims/20…..

Annette is such a good interviewer. It was a pleasure to be in her studio.

"Populism does not have an ideology...it offers simple solutions to complex problems...key to its success is demonizing the other". An important voice at this time in Carol Off

Those wanting to hear Carol Off talk about her new book, see below!! I’ll be all ears at Ottawa Writers Festival on Nov. 13!!

What we lose when words lose their meaning (The Globe and Mail (Ontario Edition)), Sep 07, 2024 globe2go.newspaperdirect.com/@macintyrelind…

I wish this wasn't behind a paywall but here's an excerpt from my new book, At a Loss for Words. On sale this week. Already in 2nd printing! Opinion: What we lose when words lose meaning /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…