Public policy

A “sacred cow” is any program, policy, or person that is regarded as being beyond attack or untouchable. The term references the status held by cows in Hindu culture, where the cow is regarded as a sacred animal.

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Broadly speaking, “big government” is a political term that refers to how much influence the federal government has on the day-to-day lives of American citizens. More granularly, as defined by the Brookings Institute, it refers how much government spends, …

A “wonk” is a person preoccupied with arcane details of public policy and governance.

A policy wonk is very concerned with the actual, concrete policy underlying political platforms and enjoy analyzing the minute details of politics rather than dumbed down …