ViewpointsOpinionThe Front Lines of the Language WarsSavePrintiQoncept/ShutterstockJeff Deist&Mises Institute10/5/2022|Updated: 10/10/20220:00X 1Commentary“Language is the perfect instrument of empire.”—Antonio de Nebrija, bishop of Ávila, 1492Share this articleLeave a commentJeff DeistAuthorMises InstituteAuthorJeff Deist is president of the Mises Institute. He previously worked as chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul, and as an attorney for private equity clients.Author’s Selected ArticlesInflation: State-Sponsored TerrorismSep 12, 2022The Language VandalsJul 20, 2022The New Anti-EconomicsFeb 16, 2022Unmask AmericaJan 23, 2022Related Topicsdiversitylanguagedeiequityinclusion