On the list of words in danger of cheapening from overuse — think “focus,” “iconic,” “existential,” you have your own favorites — “crisis” must rank near the top. A Foreign Policy article in 2020 urged some “crisis” caution, listing health care, housing, energy, drugs, education, marriage, police violence and others as declared “crises” that might not fully qualify for such an extreme label.
Opinion I surrender. A major economic and social crisis seems inevitable.
January 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST
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