It’s time to retire ‘unprecedented’

It’s time to retire ‘unprecedented’

OXON HILL, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 20: CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk wields a chainsaw as he leaves the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)If I looked up the word “unprecedented” in the dictionary, it wouldn’t surprise me to see it defined as “2025.”  No other word seems more apt a…

It’s time to retire “unprecedented”

A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. If I looked up the word “unprecedented” in the dictionary, it wouldn’t surprise me to see it defined as “2025.”  No other word seems more apt a description of actions being taken at every level of government. From local schools to communities to the state and to the nation, we’ve seen unprecedented attacks on… Data. Democracy. Civil liberties. Education. Health care. Food assistan…