In American politics, cursing and "four-letter words" are no longer confined to hot mics or hidden behind closed doors.

The rise of profanity in politics is both a symptom of declining civic culture and a poor political strategy.

The analysis of President Trump's speeches and social media posts shows a sharp increase in his use of vulgarities, insults and bombastic rhetoric since his first term.

An interesting column by one of my favorite commentators, Prof. John McWhorter. An excerpt: Precincts across the nation do, in fact, have rules against profanity on the job. However, they are barely ...

My daughter’s teacher uses curse words in his teaching. She thinks he does it to impress the students. She doesn’t like it and neither do I. What can I do? A hallmark of the stereotypical “cool” ...

Most of psychologist Timothy Jay's research into profanity was exemplified by one moment in the car with his grandson. “We hit a speed bump and he said (an expletive),” Jay said. “But, he said it with ...

After reading the recent commentary, “The power of language to shape our reality” (Feb. 29) by Keith Tidman, I was struck by his reference to linguist Noam Chomsky and his views on the importance of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Ideal for everyone who likes to throw a few swear words into their sentences. Ideal for everyone who likes to ...

Your perspective on the use of profanity likely depends on the neighborhood where you grew up and the messages you received from your family of origin and other influential sources. Some people view ...