My 2023 word of the year was “intractable”—problems that aren’t going away. Dysgenic black America, the Israel/Palestinian conflict. Every proposed “final solution” is a fantasy (“national divorce!” “White homeland!” “Two-State!” “From the river to the sea!”). So now I present 2024’s word of the year: overcorrection. In short, overcorrection is when something requires remedy, but … Continue reading The Putz and the Pendulum