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Socialists versus Liberals
In a time of dueling narratives, maybe look at the data.
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Word of the Day: Comme il Faut
It's hard to know what is proper nowadays.
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Word of the Day: Skiplagging
Playing both ends against the middle.
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Word of the Day: Condign
What originally meant 'worthy' now means quite the opposite.
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Dealt a Bad Hand
Ezra Klein | Kayfabe World: Deception, first, last, and always
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Word of the Day: Brotastic
Bro + fantastic = brotastic.
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Word of the Day: Sleepunders
Might convey the wrong image.
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Word of the Day: Diasporican
The Puerto Rican diaspora isn't on the Wikipedia 'diaspora' page.
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Word of the Day: Multifarious
Used in service of a new ecological novel, definitely not a beach read.
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Word of the Day: Canaille
Aren't we all outcasts, in a way?
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Word of the Day: Enormity
Yes, it can mean 'enormous', but only in a subtle way.
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Boston in the Urban Doom Loop
The pandemic led to remote and hybrid work, leading to fewer people downtown and less demand for office space, leading to a tax crisis. Now.