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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and political figure. He was an English professor, served as president of San Francisco State University and then a United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was educated in the public schools of Calgary, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba; r... more

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"Language in Thought and Action" by SI Hayakawa

I just finished reading “Language in Thought and Action” by SI Hayakawa and want to share a brief excerpt with you. In the expression “We must listen to both sides of every question,” there is an assumption, frequently unexamined, ...

Calif. Poll: Meg Whitman Has Huge Lead In GOP Race, Up 3 Over ...

In 1982, the poll had Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (D) leading state Attorney General George Deukmejian (R) in the race for governor (Deuk won by 2), and in 1976, it had Sen. John Tunney (D) ahead of challenger SI Hayakawa (R), ...

Classic J. Neil: The Pitchman and the Oracle « J. Neil Schulman

The late semanticist, college president, and U.S. senator, S.I. Hayakawa, in the first edition of his book Language in Thought And Action, had a chapter on “The Marginal Businessman.” Hayakawa argued that much of the popular resentment ...

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