"Meg Gorzycki begins by explaining how civil discourse in American political, marketplace, media, and higher educational life is seriously tarnished and ends up by exploring how the 'sacred purpose' of each person's narrative story is the way to 'spiritual and psychological freedom and solace.' Dastardly Discourse does this with biting insight, deep socio-political analysis, and with sometimes hilariously edgy examples from everyday events in recent American life." --Peter Frederick, Wabash College "Dr. Gorzycki has penned another challenging and indeed disturbing critique of contemporary society's inability to demonstrate and appreciate respectful and incisive dialogue even when one intensely disagrees with another. We do well to heed her warning before we descend into the anarchy of despotism and authoritarianism that inevitably accompanies what she so aptly names 'dastardly discourse.'" --Don McLeod, St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta "It is stimulating to find one so clear in both one's logic and experience in addressing the curse of today's discourse. But is this any different from those we encountered in the past? She illustrates the deep psychological need for leadership and why such a fragile thing as democracy needs constant champions.

In this age of skewed rhetoric, this volume is an ameliorative correction, along with a how-to section for those conscientious academicians willing to right the scales of 'truth.'" --Tom Saylor, software entrepreneur.