From the headlines: What you need to know about gerrymandering
We've all been hearing a lot about gerrymandering, but have you paused to wonder where this strange word came from? I have, of course!
Category: Improving vocabulary
Learn why Easter is late this year
Learn how the church chooses the date for Easter each year.
Discover the perfect word for talkative people: prattle basket
The scoop on an old fashioned phrase used to describe chatty people.
What you should know about the term “Fascism”
Information you don't get from the news - what actually is fascism?
How the football game got its name: a history
If players use their hands, why is American football called FOOTball? The Word Nerd explains.
Election vocabulary: what you need to know about the term “incumbent”
Do you know where the word incumbent comes from? How about the Latin verb meaning "to lie down on." Crazy? Let the Word Nerd explain.