Our National Story Requires Aspirational Political Rhetoric

Our National Story Requires Aspirational Political Rhetoric

Political rhetoric matters. Political leaders can use rhetoric that speaks to “the better angels of our nature” to draw us together, as President Lincoln urged in his first inaugural address. Or they can use rhetoric to sow fear and distrust, and push us apart. Political leaders in the United States have an obligation to the former.

Campaign Ethics in a Pandemic

What are the ethics of running for office in a pandemic? Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge is joined by former US Secretary of Agriculture, former US Representative and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program Dan Glickman; veteran political reporter and co-owner of Campaigns & Elections Shane D'Aprile; and George Washington University philosophy professor Jeffrey Brand to discuss campaign ethics during COVID-19

A Conversation about Ethics in Political Speechwriting

On March 11 the Project on Ethics in Political Communication hosted a conversation with the former director of speechwriting for the Romney/Ryan campaign Lindsay Hayes of Redpath Writing, Clinton White House speechwriter Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers, rhetorical scholar David Frank of the University of Oregon, and the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication Peter Loge.