Why do we call the US a “First World” country?
Turns out, "First World Countries" originally had more to do with Communism than economy. The Word Nerd explains.
Turns out, "First World Countries" originally had more to do with Communism than economy. The Word Nerd explains.
A news story about swim caps for black athletes sparked a word lookup: phrenology. Do you know what it means?
Do you know what oligarchy and fecklessness mean? The Word Nerd explores words from political rhetoric.
First, “fungible” caught this Word Nerd’s attention. Is that a real word? Yes, actually. More on that later. Second, I wanted to understand th...
We are hearing the word "populism" a lot these days, but do we know what it means?
This is a serious problem, one that Word Nerds need to fight. Learn about dis- and misinformation and how to combat them.