The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km2) of public lands in the United States. Critics of the Bureau of Land Management have nicknamed it the…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was established as the Bureau of Labor in 1884. Some of the statistics that it compiles include the consumer price index and unemployment rates. Critics of…
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km2) of public lands in the United States. Some critics have said that the bureau sells out to livestock and…
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (formerly the U.S. Reclamation Service) has been in charge of water management (including many dam projects) since 1902. Critics…
"Bureaucratese" is a language spoken or written by bureaucrats, also often called "officialese" or "legalese" or "federalese" or "governmentese."…
"Bureaucrazy" (bureaucracy + crazy) has been used when people feel that government red tape is overwhelming, creating a bureaucracy-crazy environment. The word "bureaucrazy" has…
"Bureaustan” (bureau + -stan, such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) means a location that is run by an all-powerful bureau.…
A "bureauweenie" (bureaucrat + weenie) is an unflattering name for a bureaucrat, with "weenie" meaning someone who is weak and unimportant. The term is usually given in plural…
A Cadillac car (produced since 1902) has stood for excellence for many years. A "Cadillac" health plan is a plan that has little or no exclusions (such as for pre-existing conditions).…
While the United States presidency had long had no formal term limits, it was generally respected that no president would serve longer than the two terms served by the first president, George…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Camel's nose The camel's nose is a metaphor for a situation where permitting some small undesirable situation will allow gradual and unavoidable…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Some people, however, believe that the CDC is…
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Some critics claim that the CIA mainly protects business interests. The CIA has been…
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Some critics claim that the CIA mainly protects business interests. American…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in…
The "caps lock" key on a computer keyboard causes all letters to be capitals. This, on the internet, is usually equated with shouting. The term "CAPS LOCK-AMERICAN" or…
The term "capstone cabal" was popularized by Greg Carlwood of The Highside Chats, an interview podcast show. A capstone is the top of a pyramid, and "capstone cabal" is meant to…
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Critics of the CFR state that it's been supported by America's…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in a new work -- "case-demic" or "casedemic." This is where there are positive tests for COVID-19 (often a false positive), but a…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…