Although we had great expectations, we have not seen all the change we voted for. U.S. problems of government are structural. Changing politicians results in mostly superficial changes in the condition of the electorate.
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words. The winners are: 1. Coffee(n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted(adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3. Abdicate(v.), to give up all hope [...]