John Hayward on Twitter: "If the word "sex" can be redefined by judicial fiat from its plain meaning at the time a law was written, so can words like "speech," "property," "religion," "self-defense," and "freedom." Every law now contains thousands of invi

If the word "sex" can be redefined by judicial fiat from its plain meaning at the time a law was written, so can words like "speech," "property," "religion," "self-defense," and "freedom." Every law now contains thousands of invisible scare quotes just waiting to be discovered.

That is very much by design. Our ability to communicate has been shredded. Our common vocabulary is now a fog-shrouded minefield. And it's no coincidence that it's getting more risky to hire people because you can't fire them. In sum, our ability to cooperate is under attack.

It's a slope we've been sliding down for decades, but it really feels like we just went off a cliff, given that the very clear term in question was completely redefined in less than ten years, arguably in less than five.

I used to be taught that our Constitution is vastly different from that of Britain, because theirs is "ethereal, changing, and non-concrete." I don't see much difference anymore