There is something Orwellian in the sense that it violates the meaning of language by pandemic-related vocabulary. You don’t “go” to a Zoom meeting. You just click into it.
Millennial Splaining
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Millennial-splaining is the practice by some young adults of explaining in a pompous way how things used to be when their older listeners were around and they were not.
Unexpected Error
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You’ll be taxed unless you buy for-profit insurance under Obamacare. But the websites you’re supposed to use to sign up don’t work. They crash. You can’t check if your local hospital or doctor participates in a given plan. You can’t find out if you’ll get a subsidy.
Newt Gets a Vote
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Mitt Romney’s tax returns, finally released, reveal a staggering level of wealth and attempts to evade his already low 15% effective tax rate.
The Four Stages of Revolution
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Supporters of Obama go through the classic stages of grief after they realize that they’ve been cheated.
Budget Hero: The Game
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The video game “Budget Hero” lets players try to balance the federal budget. What if all problems are solved by video games in the future?
Post-Afghan War Traumatic Stress
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Where’s the glory in fighting a war using drone planes? Wonder why Pakistanis have so much contempt for us?
