Political Anger at Trump, Good/Persuasive Writing and The New York Times Columnist Whose Words Fail Him

For over fifty years, I have taught persuasive writing and speaking under the title in my advanced course, Persuasion.  I have won a host of teaching awards, lectured widely, and made innumerable media appearances. There is one irrefutable rule: do not let your anger interfere with your writing.
Today, there may be no topic on which this is more applicable than writing about our active president, Donald J. Trump.

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