The Evolution of Language (p. 250)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

http://www.eva.mpg.de/

The institute’s aim is to investigate the history of humankind. The evolution of language is just one of the subjects of study. The institute home page has links to various departments, like Evolutionary Genetics and Primatology. (The institute itself is in Leipzig, Germany.)

CampusNonsense

http://www.campusnonsense.com/

This site gives right-wing conservatives a chance to attack their favorite target: universities. It’s devoted to nonsense.

Thinking Passages: Persuading with Political Speeches (p. 291)

Great American Speeches: Speech Archive

http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/timeline/

This invaluable resource provides access to the most famous and influential speeches throughout American history. They are arranged by era, and some provide background, video, and/or audio to accompany the text of the speech. You can listen to Huey Long describe his “Share-the-Wealth” program to U.S. Senate staffers in 1934, for example.