Happy Holidays

Upset at “Happy Holidays” because it “leaves Christ out of Christmas”? Really: you’re upset at someone wishing you happy holy day?! Didn’t think much about that choice to be offended. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa — whatever you celebrate. May it be a peaceful holiday for you.

Newspeak Ain’t All Bad

“Newspeak” was the language mandated by the totalitarian state ruled by “the Party” in the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Newspeak is a controlled language, of restricted grammar and limited vocabulary, a linguistic design meant to limit the freedom of thought.