For the five authors featured here, words are the engine of wildly different pursuits. A financial journalist decodes ...

Language shapes how we see the world. We use it to make sense of our reality. We use it to label people and things around us. Label something beautiful, and you acknowledge its uniqueness, elevate its ...

After my son, Teddy, was born 16 years ago, we sent a letter to friends and family that announced both his birth and the news that our son had Down syndrome. In this letter, we tried to explain our ...

As parents, grandparents, and guardians, we have an incredible responsibility to be intentional with the words we use. Sadly, our culture has devalued language. Yet words still matter. I’ve sat with ...

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At a training the other day on the topic of homelessness, a participant stood up during the question-and-answer section and shared his perspective for the audience. "I appreciate you trying to be ...

In a moment of rising threats and sharpened rhetoric, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says political leaders have a duty to reject dehumanizing language and model peaceful engagement. Moore talked about ...