By the time the Vietnam War came our way, we quickly came up with another euphemism, the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution," based on dubious evidence of an attack on U.S. warships by North Vietnamese ...

In recent years “lethal” has become a euphemism. It means a small force that is overly reliant on technology. Jim Mattis, President Trump’s first defense secretary, ...

Euphemism is what straight news resorts to when circumstances require it to describe that which is demonstrably unacceptable. The need didn’t use to come up all that often.

A Euphemism for Marginalization. Terry Smith is a distinguished research professor at DePaul College of Law. He is the author of the forthcoming book “Barack Obama, Post-Racialism, ...

Most everyone who enjoys wordplay appreciates a good euphemism, except actor Samuel L. Jackson, who prefers his naughty words straight. An article in Independent.co.uk, “Samuel L. Jackson Has ...