George Lakoff

George Lakoff is Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California. His website is www.georgelakoff.com.

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The Strict Father Is at the Core of Conservative Ideology and Values

Liberals tend not to understand conservatives, and their confusion is showing.

By: George Lakoff ,; ChelseaGreenPublishing

November 20, 2014

Op-Ed

George Lakoff | Democratic Strategies Lost Big. Here’s an Alternative

It's time to shine a light on the strategies used by Democrats.

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

November 6, 2014

Op-Ed

SOTU 2014: The Cognitive Power of the President

President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about …

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

January 27, 2014

Op-Ed

New York Times Uncovers Conservative Attacks, Then Prints One: All on Front Page

The New York Times finally reported on the extensive GOP communication campaigns to change public discourse. Then it published a piece of propaganda by that campaign on the front …

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

November 26, 2013

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Systemic Causation and Syria: Obama’s Framing Problem

George Lakoff analyzes the language in public discourse on Syria from the perspective of cognitive science and linguistics.

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

September 13, 2013

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Obama Reframes Syria: Metaphor and War Revisited

America will act, or act by not acting. There will be real-world consequences in either case. We need to keep track of the metaphors and scenarios that lead to …

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

September 6, 2013

Op-Ed

Why It’s Hard to Replace the “Fiscal Cliff” Metaphor

The brain's neural circuitry makes the conceptual metaphor of the so-called fiscal cliff endure.

By: George Lakoff ,; Truthout

December 3, 2012

Op-Ed

George Lakoff: Low Information or High Morality?

The job of progressives is to speak morally to morally complex voters to activate the progressive moral system already there in their brains.

By: George Lakoff ,; McClatchyNewspapers

September 5, 2012

News Analysis

Obama Defends Freedom of Religion: Be Not Afraid of Mitt Romney

The president allows each woman to decide for herself whether or not to ask her insurance company to cover contraception.

By: Elisabeth Wehling &; George Lakoff ,; Truthout

August 14, 2012

Op-Ed

Obama’s and Romney’s Opposing Views on What the American Public Provides

America is divided about its future. Should it keep and expand the system that brought past opportunity, prosperity and freedom? Or should it dismantle that system?

By: Elisabeth Wehling &; George Lakoff ,; Truthout

July 31, 2012

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