FAIR: free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice
I’ve just finished listening to the President nominate Judge Merrick Garland for the empty seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. His choice is a good one, which appears to be based entirely upon Judge...
View ArticleLONGSHOT: an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is...
Probably this word, longshot, is most familiar from the realm of horse racing. It is a horse that is not believed to be awfully good. The odds on the horse winning are very low. The person who bets on...
View ArticleDIVINE RIGHT: The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule
In the 18th Century a conflict arose over the ability of the British Parliament to be able to govern over the monarch. It highlighted a theory proposed that said that the monarch is established DIVINE...
View ArticleOUTLIER: someone who stands apart from others of his or her group
This political season has given rise to the use of any number of words that have a “fresh” meaning to them. Among those words is the term outlier. It’s not a new word, having been around since the...
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