Each year the English language develops about a thousand new words. The
and many good words have developed since then.
New Term
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Origin date
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Comments
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accountability
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1794
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action-at-a-distance
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1693
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Newton's acceptance of this concept -- which became fundamental to electrostatics and quantum mechanics and has a basis in Christianity[2] -- was central to the development of his theory of gravity.[3] Einstein criticized this concept as "spooky".
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aerobics
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1967
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invented by the Christian Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper[4] to describe his self-help, revolutionary program to improve health, he entitled his ground-breaking book in 1968 Aerobics.
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alarmism
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1867
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needless warnings, as in the politically motivated claims of global warming
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alcoholism
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1860
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excessive or addictive drinking of alcohol
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algorithm
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1894
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an efficient and consistent step-by-step methodology for achieving a goal, the opposite of liberal style
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altruism
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1853
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selfless assistance of others; this also occurs in the animal kingdom, and is a counterexample to evolution
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ambulance chaser
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1896
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a lawyer who searches for victims to persuade them to sue for his profit
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American dream
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1911[5]
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The idea that one’s work should be rewarding.
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anti-Christian
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1900s
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thirty-three million sites turn up in a Google search, yet the Merriam-Webster dictionary doesn't recognize this important term
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anticompetitive
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1952
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interfering with open competition and the enormous benefits that flow from it
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antilife
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1929
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critical term describing a tendency to oppose life and lifesaving care
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apple pie
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1780
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honesty, simplicity, wholesomeness. Relating to, or characterized by traditionally American values. [6]
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assimilate
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1880s[7]
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the desired absorption of immigrant groups into the culture and mores of the resident population
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attention span
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1934
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correlated with intelligence, the attention span is how long someone can concentrate on something. It is rapidly shortening; the Lincoln-Douglas debates 150 years ago lasted for hours, but none do today.[8] The average length of sentences in speech is another indication of attention span, and it has been shortening significantly.
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bailout
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1951
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wasting taxpayer money to rescue, temporarily, a failing company
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bedrock
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1840-1850
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an American term for unbroken solid rock underneath fragments or soil, which adopted the figurative meaning of strong values: "bedrock principles"[9]
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biased
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1649
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Big Brother
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1949
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government constantly watching its citizens; George Orwell first coined this term in his classic, 1984
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Blame America Crowd[10]
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1984
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Michael Barone quoted Jeane Kirkpatrick as saying that the "San Francisco Democrats" (site of the Democratic National Convention in 1984) "always blame America first."[11]
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blank check
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1884
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irresponsibly giving someone unlimited spending authority or power, as in "a Con Con would be a blank check to destroy the nation"
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Blue Dog Democrat
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1995
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A person who adheres to conservative principles within the Democratic party, once called a Boll Weevil; as of 2009 there are 45-50 Blue Dog Democrats in the House of Representatives, which is enough to form a majority with Republicans
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boondoggle
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1935
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"Popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make-work projects for the unemployed." [12] The term gained popularity in Canada following a corruption scandal tied to the Liberal government in 2000.
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bootstrap
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1913
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Unaided effort, personal merit, hard work
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bork
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1988
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coined by William Safire to refer to how Democrats savage a conservative nominee, such as their defeat of Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork.
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born-again
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1961
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it takes an open mind and heart
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brainstorm
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1894
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a burst of productive thought
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brinkmanship
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1956
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the art of displaying a willingness to use military force in order to obtain a just resolution to a conflict between nations
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bureaucracy
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1818
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busywork
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1910
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meaningless activity under the pretense of accomplishing something
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can-do
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1903 [13]
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Phrase coined in a short story by Rudyard Kipling that has come to refer to an attitude that espouses individual ability and responsibility and not reliance on entitlements
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capitalism
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1850-1855
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creating jobs and wealth based on a private invention, ownership and investments rather than state-controlled resources
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catharsis
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1775
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facilitating forgiveness and spiritual renewal by expression, as in writing or teaching or confession
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chaperone
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1720
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care and well-being of youths overseen by adults
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citizen's arrest
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1941
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private enforcement of the law without the need of a taxpayer-funded police officer
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claptrap
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1799
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pretentious, verbose, and often liberal nonsense; example usage: "the professor wasted the rest of the class on his liberal claptrap"
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closed shop
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1904
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a business that requires membership in a union as a condition of working there; 22 conservative states prohibit this
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Coasean
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1980s
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an efficient result or bargain based on market forces without the distortions caused by transaction costs
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Columbian
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1757
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relating to Christopher Columbus or the United States
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Cold War
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1947
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recognition that communist nations were at war with American freedom even in the absence of actual military conflict
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comparative advantage
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1815[14]
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developed by the classical economist David Ricardo, this reflects the insight that each country should "do what it does best" in deciding which goods to produce
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competitive
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1829
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Con Con
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1980s
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popularized by Phyllis Schlafly to highlight the deception and risks inherent in proposed national constitutional conventions
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conservation of charge
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1949
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overall charge does not change in an isolated system; it is neither created nor destroyed; the concept was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin but the date of origin for this term is surprisingly recent
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conservative
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1831
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conservative field
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1870s?
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a type of physical force over a region such that items moving throughout the region can store energy without loss, as in the planetary system and electrical products[15]
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constant
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1832
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(noun) something unchanging in value
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constitutionality
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1787
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its date of origin is the year of the Constitutional Convention that proposed the U.S. Constitution
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copacetic
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1890s[16]
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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, tap dancer extraordinaire, claimed the invention of this word; it was first popularized by African Americans
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copyright
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1735
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extending private property to protect expressive works
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correlate
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1742
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(verb) to show that one thing relates to another, such as atheism or homosexuality and selfishness or lack of charity; liberals falsely rely on anecdotes to deny the general relationship
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countability
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1874
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Georg Cantor, loathed by the leading contemporary mathematicians, developed this in proving that the real numbers are uncountable
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counterexample
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1957
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an example that is contrary to the proposition
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crackpot
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1884
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crazy talk, lunacy, a person on the fringe of reality
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creation science
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1970s
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A term coined by the anti-evolutionist Henry Morris.[17]
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cross-examination
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1824
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the most effective tool against liberal deceit, better than even the requirement of an oath
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crystal clear
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1815
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liberals are the opposite
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culture war
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1991
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widespread use after the book Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America by James Davison Hunter
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cyberbullying
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2000s
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describes obnoxious and hurtful liberal behavior on the internet
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deadweight loss
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1930s[18]
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the loss in overall wealth and efficiency imposed by monopolies and taxation, due to the loss in extra value that someone would have received beyond what he would have paid for a good at a free market price
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death tax
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1989
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interestingly, the term was coined by Canadians opposed to the high estate tax on their assets held in the United States; Frank Luntz is credited with later popularizing this term in the United States.[19]
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decentralization
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1846
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the dispersion of power, as in a shift from national to local control
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decrypt
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1935
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military code-breaking, which played an instrumental role in World War II in deciphering enemy codes that many felt were unbreakable; illustrates the "can do" approach of conservatism in a patriotic way
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deflation
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1891
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an increase in the value of savings
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defund
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1948
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refers especially to termination of government funding of a wasteful or hurtful program
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deliberative assembly
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1774[20]
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used by Edmund Burke in describing the British parliament during a speech to voters in Bristol; he meant a body of persons meeting to discuss and decide common action under parliamentary law
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demagogue
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1648
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deregulation
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1963
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Reagan won in 1980 by campaigning on this.
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design by committee
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before 1958
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Pejorative directed against collective production by a group
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despotism
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1727
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a ruler with unlimited powers
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deterrence
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1861
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devalue
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1918
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describing an unwelcome attitude or act, as in "devaluing human life"
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disinformation
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1950s
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false information spread (and sometimes manufactured) by groups with a strong political agenda
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division of labor
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1776
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increasing productivity through specialization of labor, as in a husband working in manufacturing while his wife cares for children
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domino effect
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1966
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how the fall of one nation to communism can result in its harmful spread to neighboring nations
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double standard
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1894
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applying harsher criticism against one group, such as churchgoers or conservatives, than against another group, such as atheists or liberals; recognition of a double standard by the Prodigal Son led him to repent and convert
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doublethink
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1949
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George Orwell first coined this term in 1984; it means simultaneously holding contradictory beliefs, which is a characteristic of status worship
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doubting Thomas
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1883
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someone who believes only what he can see and touch, and doubts all else
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dumb down
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1933
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Eagle Scout
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1913
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the highest rank in the Boy Scouts, the term also means "a straight-arrow and self-reliant man."[21]
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editorialize
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1856
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"to introduce opinion into the reporting of facts"[22]
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efficiency
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1633
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Ultimately from the Latin efficientem, meaning "working out, or accomplishing"[23]
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egotism
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1714
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the root of atheism, as explained by Paul in Romans 1:21-22; the root of depression and anxiety also
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elementary proof
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1865
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a mathematical proof based on the minimum assumptions associated with real analysis; term probably does not predate complex analysis and its first use may have been the English mathematician James Joseph Sylvester's paper, "On an elementary proof and generalisation of Sir Isaac Newton's hitherto undenionstrated rule for the discovery of imaginary roots."[24]
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elitism
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1950
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entitlement
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1944
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entrepreneur
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1852
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ethnic voting
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1900s
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widely recognized and even advocated by some,[25] yet the dictionary doesn't yet recognize it
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Eurosceptic
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1970s
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someone who opposes joining the super-socialist European Union; some prefer the term "Eurorealist" to express this opposition, and sometimes "Eurosceptic" is used to criticize opponents of the EU
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exceptional
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1787
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same year of origin as the U.S. Constitution!
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exculpatory
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1781
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often used in the phrase "exculpatory evidence," it took nearly 50 years to develop this term after origination of the legal term suggesting guilt: "incriminate"
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faith healing
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1885
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falsifiability
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1934
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first emphasized by Karl Popper in 1934, this helps define science: if a proposition is false, then it can be shown to be false. If not, then the proposition is not scientific.
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family values
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1916
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widespread use after a speech by Vice President Dan Quayle, 1992
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father figure
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1934
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someone who fulfills the essential role of a father
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federalism
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1789
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the unique system of dual sovereigns, state and federal (national), established by the U.S. Constitution
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feedback
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1920
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an all-important element of accountability and improvement, and a key consideration in good engineering design
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fellow traveller
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1925
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May have existed earlier, but popularized in 1924 by Trotsky. Describes a sympathizer of a cause but who does not formally belong to the cause, such as a communist sympathizer who is not part of the communist party.
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flip-flop
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1976
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verb, meaning to change political position, typically due to liberal pressure. First used by the Republican S.I. Hayakawa campaign to describe California Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator John Tunney, whom Hayakawa defeated in an upset.
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force-feed
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1901
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what liberals do to students in public schools today in training them to be atheistic socialists
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forward-looking
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1800
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planning for the future rather than dwelling on the past
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free enterprise
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1820
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free market
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1907
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free world
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1949
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areas of the world free of communism
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galvanize
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1802
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as in, "the liberal proposals galvanized the grassroots in opposition"
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gang up
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1925
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group pressure
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gateway drug
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1982
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abuse of alcohol/marijuana eventually leads to harder drugs cocaine/heroin
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gerrymandering
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1812
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coined by a newspaper editor to criticize the manipulation of the lines of a new district into a salamander shape[26] that favored election of a liberal politician
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globalism
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1997
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MW states it was first used in 1943[27] and the OED gives a date of 1965 for the exact term 'globalism'[28] the term "globalization" was first used in the mid-1980s in a different, complimentary sense.
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godsend
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1820
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go-getter
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1921
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gold standard
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1831
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the highest standard; in currency, when money could be exchanged for a fixed amount of gold
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Good Samaritan
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1640
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how genuine charity is the best approach
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goon
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1926
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a dim-witted thug, espec. one who intimidates on behalf of a union
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grade inflation
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1975
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the tendency by Liberal educationalists and public schools to increase marks, irrespective of merit or actual achievement.
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grassroots
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1901
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Great Awakening
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1730-1740
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Christian spiritualism recurs periodically. See Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America.
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Gresham's law
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1858
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the tendency in a free market for bad money (which loses its value) to drive out (be used more often in transactions) than good money (which retains its value), because people want to horde the good money while getting rid of the bad money; a similar effect can be seen when profanity drives out intelligent discussion
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groupthink
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1952
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a style of thought consisting of conformity to a manufactured consensus and self-deception; coined by George Orwell
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hallmark
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1721
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purity, authentic, official seal, distinguishing feature
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hardworking
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1774
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harmless error
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1861
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an insignificant violation of a duty or procedural rule; first used in Western Ins. Co. v. The Goody Friends, 29 F. Cas. 764 (S.D. Ohio 1861) (referring to a duty)
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hatchet job
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1944
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still looking for the context of its first use; today it means an article, typically by a liberal, that misleadingly smears someone, typically a conservative
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Hawthorne effect
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1962
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the increase in achievement resulting merely from being observed; this was demonstrated by experiment at the Hawthorne Works of Western Electric in Cicero, Illinois
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heckler's veto
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1965
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Coined by University of Chicago Law Professor Harvey Kalven, Jr., a strong supporter of free speech in politics, this term has been used in Supreme Court decisions by Justices Sam Alito,[29] Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas.[30]
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Hobson's choice
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1649[31]
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an ostensible choice that disguises a lack of freedom, because each alternative is completely unacceptable. This term is invoked to criticize an illusory freedom of choice. This term has been used in 48 cases by Supreme Court Justices, more often by conservatives than by liberals.
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honor system
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1903
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an approach to discipline that emphasizes and encourages trust, honesty and personal responsibility rather than constant supervision
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homeschool
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1980[32]
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homosexual agenda
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1989
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used to promote the agenda in the book After the Ball, but then used to criticize the movement by Justice Antonin Scalia in his dissent inLawrence v. Texas (2003)
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human rights
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1766
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rights of all peoples, such as to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" as set forth in the Declaration of Independence
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hypothesis
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1656
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a suggestion, typically scientific in nature, which must be tested and proven before asserted as truth
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hysteria
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1801
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From the Latin hystericus, from Greek hystera meaning "womb"[33] (an old notion that hysteria was caused by the womb).
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identity politics
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1988
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exploiting politics for racial, ethnic, gender equality.
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illiteracy
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1660
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liberals seek to produce illiterate voters who lack independence, and many graduates of the public schools are illiterate today
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incidental inequality
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2009
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inequalities that result as side effects of an objectively just system
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incoherent
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1626
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the term often applies to liberal double standards
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incompleteness
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1931
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a system of logic or mathematics that includes propositions that are impossible to prove or disprove; term coined as a result of Kurt Godel's work in 1931
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incrementalism
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1966
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imposing bad political or social change slowly
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independence
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1640
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free will
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individualism
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1827
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values, rights and duties arise from the individual
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inflationary
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1920
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policies causing inflation of the monetary supply
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informed consent
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1967
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consent to surgery is meaningful only if informed, a requirement that should apply to abortion
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initiative
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1793
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self-starting first step toward improvement
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insightful
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1907
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what conservatism is about: gaining insights into the truth, and bettering individuals and society with them
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intangible
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1914
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something valuable that cannot be seen or touched, such as goodwill
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intellectual property
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1845
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"[W]e [should] protect intellectual property, the labors of the mind, productions and interests as much a man's own, and as much the fruit of his honest industry, as the wheat he cultivates, or the flocks he rears." Davoll v. Brown, 7 F. Cas. 197 (Cir. Ct. Mass. 1845) (Woodbury, federal judge).
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interventionism
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1923
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"governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country"[34]
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invisible hand
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1776
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Coined by Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations and widely used today.
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Iron curtain
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1945
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coined by Winston Churchill in a speech in Missouri just after World War II, to describe the communist's figurative wall against freedom
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ivory tower
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1910
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a description of the pampered culture of liberal professors, and how far out of touch with the truth it is
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John Hancock
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1903
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a personal signature, especially in a bold style that stands up for principles as John Hancock did with his signing the Declaration of Independence
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judicial activism
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1947
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First coined in an article in Fortune magazine by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.,[35] and repeatedly used in U.S. Supreme Court opinions since 1967,[36] yet as of 2009 Merriam-Webster dictionary still fails to recognize this widely used term.
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judicial prejudice
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2009
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The bias of a judge in favor of a political correct identity group intended to rig outcome equality in favor of that group based on subjective bias rather than objective justice.
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judicial restraint
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1942
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"Assuming that this court has power to act, it does not necessarily follow that it should act. ... In a number of situations, and in a number of cases, it has been held that courts should voluntarily refrain from using or asserting power. Where the use or assertion of power might be destructive of a well defined purpose of law or of a declared public policy such voluntarily imposed judicial restraint may be commendable."[37]
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judicial supremacist
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2004
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One who advocates that the courts should be supreme over the other branches of government for certain legal issues; first coined in a book by Phyllis Schlafly; first used by the judiciary by the Michigan Supreme Court in Paige v. City of Sterling Heights, 476 Mich. 495 (2006).[38]
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judicial taking
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1982
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Deprivation of private property due to a court decision; this concept was introduced by conservative Justice Potter Stewart in 1967, and the term was used for the first time independently by the Michigan and Hawaii Supreme Courts in the same month (!) in December 1982, and then used often in law review articles and Circuit Court decisions in the 2000s, and then four Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed the principle in a decision in 2010, with two others accepting the possibility.
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junk science
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1962[39]
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the corruption of the scientific method to advance other, often political, goals
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jury nullification
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1948
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the power of a jury to overrule the law and acquit an ostensibly guilty defendant; the power was established in the colonies in 1735 in the trial of John Peter Zenger, but this term was first used in state court by Pfeuffer v. Haas, 55 S.W.2d 111 (Tex. Civ. App. 1932) and in federal court by Skidmore v. Baltimore & O. R. Co., 167 F.2d 54 (2nd Cir. 1948)
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kiss of death
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1943
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from Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss, Mark 14:44-4
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kowtow
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1826
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obsequious, unthinking obedience to someone or something, used especially in the context of dictatorships and liberal belief systems
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Kremlinology
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1958
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the study of the otherwise indecipherable behavior of the government of the communist Soviet Union. Refers to the Kremlin, the traditional seat of Russian government (Soviet or not).
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labor camp
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1900
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forced work prison
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laissez-faire
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1825
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opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is minimally necessary
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lame duck
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1761
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one falling being in achievement, especially a public official whose power is limited because his term in office is set to expire without possibility of reelection.
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lamestream media
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2009
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coined by Bernie Goldberg to describe the clueless Mainstream media that repeat superficial, discredited liberal claptrap
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landslide
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1838
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In the political sense, an overwhelming election victory. A clear, democratic expression of popular will.
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leftism
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1920
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principles and doctrine of leftists
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leverage
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1830
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life vest
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1939
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a pro-life invention
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local
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1824[40]
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common usage: "all politics is local"
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lone wolf
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1909
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a person who prefers to work, act, or live alone. [41] synonymous with self-sufficiency
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loose cannon
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1973
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an undisciplined person or program that dangerously lacks forethought; used in mid-November 1976 to describe $11 billion in unspent appropriations by the Ford Administration: "'That money,' says Arnold Packer, a senior Senate Budget Committee economist who is helping Carter draw up his shadow budget, 'is like a loose cannon rolling around the deck' because a sudden reappearance of the funds could be inflationary." (BusinessWeek)
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lunatic fringe
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1913
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coined by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to describe members of eccentric, radical or extremist groups[42]
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man-hater
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1970s[43]
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William Safire wrote in the New York Times in 1983, "Misandry, from the Greek misandros for 'hating men,' is in the 1961 Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, and the Oxford Dictionary Supplement traces it to 1946. The word is pronounced as 'Ms. Andry,' but I wonder why we need the Greek word for it. What's wrong with good, old-fashioned man-hater?"[44]
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make-work
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1923
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inefficient or useless activity that has the false appearance of being productive; a favorite endeavor of liberals
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manifest destiny
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1845
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Providential design over future events, which originated in the context of expanding the United States to the Pacific Ocean
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materialism
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1748
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the view of life that physical matter is all that exists; as an "ism", the term criticizes such view
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melting pot
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1912
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requires "social and cultural assimilation" for successful immigration[45]
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meritocracy
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1958
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microeconomics
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1947
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the study of the economics of the individual person or business
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mindset
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1926
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close-minded point-of-view, typically in adherence to a liberal falsehood and often to the exclusion of Christ
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missile defense
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1980s
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popularized by President Ronald Reagan as part of SDI
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missionary
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1625
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someone sent on a mission, typically a religious mission
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mobocracy
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1754
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rule by a mob, as at Wikipedia
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monogamy
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1612
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this has the same date of origin as "productive", and that may not be a coincidence!
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motivation
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1873
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can you believe the word did not exist before 1873?!
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muckety–muck
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1912
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a pejorative term for an arrogant person who holds a title or position considered to be important by others
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Murphy's Law
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1958
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if something can go wrong, then it will go wrong: this was a conservative insight by an engineer Edward Murphy
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muscle car
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1967
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placing a powerful engine in a classic two-door car for highly efficient performance; also celebrate masculine style against erosion by feminism
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myopic
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1752
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originally a term in optometry, 1990's used to describe liberals' lack of foresight
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negativism
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1824
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mental attitude that tends that is skeptical about almost everything, except one's own views
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newspeak
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1949
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political or media expressions using circumlocution and euphemisms to disguise or distract from the truth; first coined by George Orwell in 1984
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non-justiciable
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1922[46]
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a difficult issue that the courts should not attempt to resolve, often because it is too political in nature
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non-locality
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1920s
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action at a distance at the atomic level; even though proven, it is still opposed by those who believe in relativity and still not recognized by Merriam-Webster
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Old Glory
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1862
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The United States of America flag, Stars & Stripes
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one-size-fits-all
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1996[47]
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Lee Wishing, director of communications for Grove City College, in criticism of how the government administers student loans: "Unfortunately, with government programs, it's one size fits all."[48] The 2008 Republican platform states, "We reject a one-size-fits-all approach and support parental options, including home schooling, and local innovations such as schools or classes for boys only or for girls only and alternative and innovative school schedules."[49]
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open-minded
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1828
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See Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness
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opportunity cost
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1911
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optimism
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1759
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originalism
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1985
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taken from original intent, The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
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Orwellian
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1960s
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terminology or style that advances the power of big government but is hurtful or nonsensical[50]
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ostensibly
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1765
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having an outward appearance that may not reflect the underlying truth; good potential use is Luke 3:23 in describing Jesus as the son of Joseph
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parenting
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1958
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Children raising
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Parkinson's Law
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1955
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how bureaucracies expand regardless of the productivity, and how inefficient work expands to fill the time available for its completion
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patent troll
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2001
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a company that obtains or buys up patents for the sole purpose of asserting infringement claims, and without any intention of actually manufacturing the invention; the term was first coined by Peter Detkin, in-house counsel to Intel
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patriotism
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1726
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Pavlovian
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1926
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a conditioned, automatic and unthinking response to a signal; it has been used twice by conservative Supreme Court Justices. "It is well established that this Court does not, or at least should not, respond in Pavlovian fashion to confessions of error by the Solicitor General." De Marco v. United States, 415 U.S. 449, 451 (1974) (Rehnquist, J., dissenting); "'Incorporation' has become so Pavlovian that my Brother BLACK barely mentions the Fourteenth Amendment in the course of an 11-page opinion dealing with the procedural rule the State of Florida has adopted for cases tried in Florida courts under Florida's criminal laws." Williams v. Fla., 399 U.S. 78, 144 (1970) (Stewart, J., dissenting and concurring).
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perpetual war
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1947
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Coined by historian Charles A. Beard,[51] it has been used most recently by Ann Coulter
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personhood [52]
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1955
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Inherent rights guaranteed to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development, including the pre-born, partially born. Also, the state or fact of being a person.
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Philadelphia
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1682
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Coined by William Penn and meaning "city of brotherly love," the concept captures the "best of the public" approach
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phonics
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1684
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conservatives have long championed phonics to promote literacy, Bible-reading, and informed voters; liberals take the opposite position
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phony
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1900[53]
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needed to address liberal deceit
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political machine
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1905
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a pejorative term for local and typically Democratic power structures that prevent outsiders from winning elections; first used by George Washington Plunkitt to criticize the Tammany Hall machine for which he served
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politically correct
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1983
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This term originated among radicals at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to enforce radical orthodoxy, but immediately flipped in usage to become a term of mockery of radicals.[54] The term may have come from Chairman Mao in 1936.
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politicize
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1846
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seeking political gain at the expense of truth or quality[55]
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potential
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1817[56]
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privatize
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1940
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to return a business or enterprise from state to private control; to de-nationalize.
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proactive
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1933
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productive
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1612
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productivity
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1810
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the gap of about 200 years between the creation of "productive" and "productivity" is astounding
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pro-life
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1960
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property right
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1853
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provocateur
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1919
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someone who spends more time causing unproductive conflicts rather than advancing knowledge, accomplishing legitimate goals, or helping anyone
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quantify
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1840
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race card
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1995[57]
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"Playing the race card" consists of relying on racial emotions or charges of racism in order to overcome the truth and logic in politics, legal proceedings, or otherwise; this term became familiar in the criticism of the defense and acquittal of O.J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend.
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rapture
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1629
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Spiritual ecstasy[4]
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recidivism
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1886
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the tendency for people lacking in faith and determination to revert to prior patterns of harmful behavior, such as repeat criminal offenders
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recuse
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1949
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self-removal by a decision-maker (especially a judge) because of possible bias with respect to the pending issue
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red tape
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1736
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excessive bureaucracy and procedural complexity which frustrate meaningful activity and progress
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relativism
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1865
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the view that ethical truths are not absolute, but depend on the person or group that holds them
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responsibility
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1737
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1787 HAMILTON Federalist No. 63 II. 193 Responsibility in order to be reasonable must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party.
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reverse discrimination
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1969
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the use of quotas or affirmative action to use race or gender to discriminate against a better qualified person
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revisionism
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1903[58]
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distortions of history to promote liberal bias
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riot act
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1715[59]
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the Riot Act was a law passed in England in 1715 to authorize officials to disperse riots
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scapegoating
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1943
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a term criticizing how people, particularly liberals, deflect accountability and blame from themselves to others; inspired by Leviticus 16:8.
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salutary neglect
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1775
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coined by the conservative Edmund Burke in his 1775 speech to the British House of Commons entitled "On Moving His Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies"[60]
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school choice
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1980
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popularized by Milton Friedman in his book, Free to Choose
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Segway
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2001
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Dean Kamen's trademark spelling of "segue" for use of Yankee Ingenuity to improve efficiency, to refer to a form of battery-powered transportation.
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self-defense
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1651
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self-destruct
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1968
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often the tragic result of liberal falsehoods
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self-discipline
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1838
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self-reliant
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1848
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separation of powers
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1748
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the fundamental insight underlying the U.S. Constitution
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skullduggery
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1867
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underhanded or unscrupulous behavior
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slippery slope
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1900s
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term has been widely used for decades to expose the fallacy of "it doesn't hurt to try"
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smoke and mirrors
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1979
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something intended to disguise or draw attention away from an often embarrassing or unpleasant issue. [61] Widely used during the 1990s to describe Bill Clinton's political strategy.
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smoking gun
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1974
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a law-and-order term, "smoking gun" was first used as figurative term in a reported judicial decision in Rodgers v. United States Steel Corp., 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12775 (W.D. Pa. Apr. 20, 1975), and many literal uses of the term in court decisions before that!
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socialist
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1827
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someone who advocates government control over the economy, and particularly state control of the means of production
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social justice rhetoric
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2009
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Language and rhetorical ploys equating equality of outcome with justice.
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spend-and-tax
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2009[62]
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a variation on "tax-and-spend" (see below), "spend-and-tax" consists of spending the money first and then trying to justify raising taxes based on the deficit created by the spending
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stalking horse
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1788
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a candidate or issue that serves to increase the chances that another will win, as in "antifederalists attempted to win elections by using 'the stalking horse of amendments.'"[63]
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statism
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1919
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advocates for centralized government and government ownership
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straightforward
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1806
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straw man
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1896
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an imaginary argument or example set up for the purpose of easily knocking down, while distracting from valid arguments
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Stupaked
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2010
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hurt by someone who reassured everyone he would do the right thing, but then switched at the last minute to do the opposite (refers especially to abortion betrayals)[64]
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supply-side
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1976
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the economic theory that reducing taxes expands economic activity by encouraging greater earnings and investments; proven successful during the Reagan Administration in the 1980s
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takeover
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1917
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as in the takeover of government by the communist revolution in that year
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tax-and-spend
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1937
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Not yet recognized by Merriam-Webster, it is included in dictionary.com and it means the liberal policy of raising taxes and increasing government spending
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taxpayer
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1816
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the word highlights who is really paying for things
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term limits
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1861
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can you believe this is not in the dictionary yet? Merriam-Webster omits it, but dictionary.com has it[65]
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terrorism
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1795
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this was during the French Revolution
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textualism
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1952
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first used by Justice Robert Jackson in his influential concurrence in Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), it now describes the legal philosophy of Justice Antonin Scalia
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top-notch
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1900
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the highest quality, which requires respect for merit to recognize
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tour de force
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1802
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a feat of skill
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trademark
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1838
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extends the concept of private property to the marks used by business
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traditionalist
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1856
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"adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition...the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism"[66]
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transaction cost
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1961
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Economist Ronald Coase won a Nobel Prize for this.
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transistor
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1948
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named by John R. Pierce and developed at the conservative Bell Labs, this invention epitomized Yankee ingenuity; Pierce was a critic of claims of artificial intelligence and was the future developer of Telstar, a precursor to the Strategic Defense Initiative
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tree huggers
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1970s
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still not recognized by the dictionary, this term criticizes extreme environmentalists, but they proudly use the term also to describe what they literally do
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trivia
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1920
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insignificant detail, which can sometimes obscure what is important and distract people from the Bible; liberal Wikipedia is filled with trivial junk
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Trojan horse
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1837
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describes a type of liberal deceit: subversion from within
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trust but verify
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1980s
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popularized by President Ronald Reagan as the approach to use towards communist deceit
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ugly duckling
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1883
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an unpromising appearance but often with great unseen potential
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ultra vires
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1793
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beyond the authority, especially of a government or corporate official
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underdog
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1887
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David v. Goliath, Cinderella, best of the public, etc.
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underemployed
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1908
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having less than full-time or suitable employment
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vandalism
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1798
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malicious destruction of someone else's property
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veracity
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1623
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devotion to truthfulness
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vet
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1904[67]
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a verb meaning to screen for flaws
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victimization
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1840
|
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volunteer
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1618
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someone who freely offers to help
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wannabe
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1981
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a word that criticizes liberal status worship
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War on Terror
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2001
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no listing at Merriam-Webster February 2, 2009 Obama ends use of the conservative lexicon. [68]
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waterloo
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1816
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a final defeat or setback, coined merely one year after the English defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo; there has never been a "waterloo" for Christianity or conservatism
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wildcatter
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1883
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a pro-energy term that describes someone who drills for oil in fields not known to have oil
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word poverty
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2001[69]
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popularized by President George W. Bush
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work (physical sense)
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1826
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a physical measure[70] of effort used to increase energy
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work ethic
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1951
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a habit of working as a moral good
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worldview
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1858
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a comprehensive way of looking at life and the world; sometimes used to criticize a liberal's irrational belief system
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yellow journalism
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1898
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the practice, started by newspaper publishers Joseph Pulitzer and his rival William Randolph Hearst, of sensationalizing and biasing newspaper headlines and articles in order to influence public opinion
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A thousand new words are developed in English each year. Here is a growing list of conservative concepts, each of which is not yet defined by a single word or two.
New liberal words often have deceptive, or nonsensical, meanings. Here are some new words created by liberals to combat conservatism:
New Term
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Origin date
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Comments
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agnostic
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1860
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Someone who claims to not know whether God exists but still lives like an atheist
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atheist
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1571
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useful and often deceptive alternative name for an anti-Christian
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big bang
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1948
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term invented by the leading British physicist Sir Fred Hoyle to mock this suggestion of how the universe was formed, but later accepted as a serious term rather than mockery;[74] it's liberal because it trivializes the beauty and the faith of the moment
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bilingual education
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1972
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a euphemism describing a costly and hurtful program that hinders the learning of English by foreign-born children in American public schools, which hurts their future opportunities
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carbon footprint
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1999[75]
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term indicates an individual human's effect on the environment by production of carbon dioxide
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chairperson
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1971
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Even Alice Sturgis, the leading parliamentarian of the 20th century, rejected this cumbersome form of political correctness.
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check-off
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1911
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automatic deduction of union dues by the employer from the employee's paycheck, so he has no choice
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class warfare
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first entered the political lexicon primarily as an attack by liberals against conservatives. [76]
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communism
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1840
|
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compassionate-care clinics
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2008
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a term describe pot-shops that dispense medical marijuana [77]
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compassion fatigue
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1968
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Liberals, driven by materialistic self-interest, are likely to suffer from this.
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condescension
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1647
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Treating another person as though they are inferior
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creationism
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1880
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like most "isms", creationism is a derogatory term coined preferred most by opponents of it.
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Dark Ages
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1730
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A term coined in the so-called enlightenment to disparage the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and c.1000, when the Christian faith, and its learning and culture, spread across Europe.
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dead white males
|
|
a disparaging term used of significant figures from previous generations by those who wish to undermine cultural literacy
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deconstruction
|
1973
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a style of interpretation of texts that looks beyond the plain meaning of the text in order to infer or accuse the writers of social bias
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diva
|
1883
|
modern use to describe female Hollywood/media personalities
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detente
|
1970s
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A euphemism referring to pacifist policy re. the Soviet Union
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distributive justice
|
|
A term used to redefine socialist abridgment of rights as "just"
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enlightenment
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1669
|
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environmentalism
|
1922
|
a mixture of pseudoscience and neo-paganism used to justify the imposition of socialistic controls.
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exclusionary rule
|
1964
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an invented rule that requires censoring and withholding from the jury certain incriminating evidence about a criminal defendant, simply based on how the evidence was obtained.
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family planning
|
1939
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planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control [78]
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freethinker
|
1692
|
the euphemism "free" hides the hostility towards faith, which is not free
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fundamentalism
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1922
|
"a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching"[79] From a series of pamphlets called "The Fundamentals" which outlined the movement. Perjorative usage started when the liberal Harry Emerson Fosdick began using the term in a straw man attack against Conservative Christianity.
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feminism
|
1895
|
notionally, "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes"; in reality, the attempt to destroy traditional family, societal and religious values by erasing or undermining natural gender differences.
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gay rights
|
1969
|
The movement for civil rights for homosexuals
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glass ceiling
|
1984
|
the notion that an invisible barrier prevents women and ethnic minorities from reaching high office; an excuse for feminists and others to demand affirmative action
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global warming
|
1969
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The baseless environmentalist mantra that the earth's temperature is rising, and that human intervention is the cause.
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goth
|
?
|
"A style of rock music, noted especially for somber or ethereal tones and lugubrious lyrics", or someone who performs or listens to this style of music.[80] Goths often "dress in black with heavy jewelry".[81] The term is taken from the name of "a Germanic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era".[82]
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gun control
|
1969
|
a euphemism for restricting the right to keep and bear arms
|
homophobia
|
1969
|
used by Liberals to describe a failure to subscribe 100% to the homosexual agenda.
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humanism
|
1808 [83]
|
|
imperialism
|
1851
|
a clever term later used by liberals to interfere with Christian missionaries and stopping anti-Christian tyranny
|
isolationism
|
1922
|
a pejorative term that is critical of American politicians putting America first in priorities
|
Keynesianism
|
1946
|
advocacy of 'tax and spend' policies as elaborated by the economist John Maynard Keynes; a euphemism for back-door Socialism.
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Living Constitution
|
2000
|
a continually evolving Constitution (first used by presidential candidate Al Gore, title of a 1936 book by Howard McBain)
|
main squeeze
|
1968
|
one's romantic partner, typically in an unmarried relationship
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McCarthyism
|
1950
|
Originally, investigations by Sen. Joe McCarthy of Communists working in sensitive USA government jobs. Later, it more broadly refers to holding radical leftists accountable for their beliefs and loyalties.
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metrosexual
|
1994
|
fashion and glamour man
|
moderate
|
late 1900s
|
the original term dates from the French Revolution, but its meaning today is a euphemism for someone who favors abortion and/or supports censorship of Christianity in some ways.
|
moving the goalposts
|
late 1980s
|
a sports analogy designed to avoid answering a logical follow-up question; this is a favorite term of evolutionists to avoid addressing obvious deficiencies in their theory
|
nationalize
|
1800
|
a euphemism for the government taking over ownership and control of a large company or entire industry, as in socialism
|
natural selection
|
1857
|
a misleading and euphemistic term for the theory that genetic advantages and conflict dictate survival
|
Nihilism
|
1817
|
a rejection of the values system, independently anarchist from society norms.
|
population control
|
1968
|
the issue of population dates back to Confucius. Liberals promoted the term after the book The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich
|
pro-choice
|
1975
|
a euphemism for insisting on taxpayer-funded abortion; people who claim to be pro-choice typically oppose informed choice, which makes the "choice" meaningless
|
progressivism
|
1892
|
the progressive movement was not entirely liberal; it was started by a Republican and shared some goals with conservatives, and still does
|
psychoanalysis
|
1906
|
contributed to de-spiritualization of human beings
|
public option
|
2009
|
obfuscate rewording of government control
|
quote mining
|
non-existent
|
a term used by evolutionists to describe taking quotes out of context in order to damage the position of the quoted party.
|
reproductive health
|
1994 [84]
|
abortion supporters jargon for rights/justice for pregnant women, no rights/justice for the child.
|
sexism
|
1968
|
That which is practiced by those who do not give total support to feminism.
|
shovel-ready [85]
|
2008
|
jobs and people ready to work if funded
|
situation ethics
|
1955
|
a euphemism for denying fixed ethical standards
|
stimulus packages
|
2009
|
used by government(s) to be perceived as taking unprecedented measures to stimulate aggregate economic demand; during a crisis on economic growth and private jobs, liberal government entities are known to deceptively take advantage of its subject in the form of "stimulus packages," as an opportunity to pursue policies that further social and environmental agendas.[86]
|
strict liability
|
1869
|
court-imposed liability even when there is no evidence of any fault by the defendant
|
sustainability
|
1727
|
environmentalist buzzword
|
Swift-Boating
|
2004
|
Allegations of unfair campaign tactics.
|
transforming society
|
2008
|
Obama, Rahm and Axelrod use this term. It dates to Saul Alinsky and Chicago politics. [87]
|
transnationalist
|
2006
|
popularized by Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh in a 2006 law review article: "The transnationalists view domestic courts as having a critical role to play in domesticating international law into U.S. law ...."[88]
|
undocumented immigrant
|
2000
|
a politically correct replacement for illegal alien.
|
unfair
|
1700
|
|
union shop
|
1904
|
|
Unitarian
|
1687
|
|
will to power
|
1907
|
Nietzsche's concept of the drive of a superman to perfect himself by exercising creative power; it didn't catch on
|
woman's rights
|
1833
|
women equal to men; the defining movement to justify aborting babies in the 20th century
|
The rate of generation of liberal terms is increasing, but not with the enduring value of the conservative terms and not with their geometric rate of increase. A remarkably high percentage of new liberal terms originated in the 1960s, suggesting that new liberal terms arise in a sporadic manner heavily influenced by culture: