The world most of us inhabit is often defined to a significant degree by words we use. We are frequently held to standards of accountability for not only what we say, but often for the manner in which we say it. Not so long ago, words had universal meaning in civil society; today, it's common to find a jumbled mishmash of the non-specific gibberish being propagated by our public officials lacking in clarity, forthrightness, honesty, and integrity: in short, words without meaning.
