"I recently read … a little homily to the effect that, if a person makes us think we're thinking, we love him; but if he makes us think, we hate...
Intellectual Discomfort and Thinking
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William Rusher
Accusing Opponents on TV
"I'll make a little date with you, Mr. Sorensen … we'll come back on this program and hear where and when National Review advocated racism, and...
Choose Substance Over Style
"If you ever have to choose between solid substance and mere flashy style, by all means choose the substance." Source: How to Win Arguments (1981)...
Self-Reflection on Arguing
"I am a born interrupter—not, I hasten to say, because I want to be discourteous, but because my mind has raced ahead … to some crushing response...
Pain of Changing Belief
"A genuine change of mind on a subject important to us … is often—perhaps usually—accompanied by pain. Do not, then, expect to see real progress on...
Understand Opponents for Debate
"… I have made it a point to understand my opponents' arguments just as well as I possibly could—the better to combat them. And for that purpose...
Video: William A. Rusher: How to Win Arguments
1981 Larry King Show : Rusher reflects on the conservative movement. Audio only, 3 minutes.
Video: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: How to Win Arguments
Firing Line (1981) : Rusher discusses How to Win Arguments and participates in a lively joint interview...
Video: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: Should Press Rights Be Limited?
Firing Line (1981) : Debate about limiting the media’s rights with Rusher, Michael Kramer, and host...
Video: News Discussion – June 5, 1984
C-SPAN (Mid-1980s) : Discussion on U.S.-Soviet relations and The Rise of the Right . Duration: 56 minutes. Poor video...
Beware of the ‘Fairness Doctrine’
There are ominous signs that certain forces on the left are gearing up for a new attempt to impose a "fairness doctrine" on American television and...
Kiss and Tell
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's memoir, with its implication that President Bush and his allies overhyped the threat...