Words and Wounds

The New Yorker Comment by Condé Nast

Aug 12, 201909:05News & Politics

In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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