Tag: Politics
Micro Learning (30) The Artisan (5) The Healer (8) The Sage (13)
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Continuing Resolution, Explained in Plain English
The deadline to fund the government arrives, and Congress still hasn’t agreed on next year’s budget. Instead of a shutdown, the news reports that…
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Filibuster, Explained in Plain English
A bill has the votes to pass. Then one senator starts talking, and keeps talking, and the vote never happens. Nobody broke a rule.…
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Lobbying, Explained in Plain English
A new regulation gets proposed. Within days, a hired professional is meeting with the lawmakers who’ll vote on it. Nobody broke a law by…
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Culture War, Explained in Plain English
A disagreement about a school curriculum, a holiday tradition, or a word choice suddenly becomes evidence of which side of the country someone belongs…
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Virtue Signaling, Explained in Plain English
Someone posts publicly about a cause they care about. Almost immediately, a reply accuses them of “just virtue signaling.” The accusation: that they care…
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The Overton Window, Explained in Plain English
A policy idea that would have ended a politician’s career a decade ago now gets a mainstream hearing. It draws barely any controversy at…
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Whataboutism, Explained in Plain English
Someone raises a criticism. Instead of a direct response, the reply points to a completely different situation. There, the other side supposedly did something…
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False Flag, Explained in Plain English
A dramatic incident happens. Before investigators have even finished at the scene, someone online is calling it “an obvious false flag.” The term gets…
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Astroturfing, Explained in Plain English
A flood of near-identical comments shows up under a news story, each making the same point in slightly different words. Someone in the replies…
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Gerrymandering, Explained in Plain English
Every ten years, a new set of district maps comes out. Within days, someone online is calling one of them “a textbook gerrymander.” The…