I was jolted by that usage as well, and dug up this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07FOB-onlanguage-...
While people can defend the use, it gives the piece a distracting buzzwordy feel.
While people can defend the use, it gives the piece a distracting buzzwordy feel.
I am actually heartened to see it appears to be a politician's fad. Hopefully in 20 years time it will be about as potent as "radical".
Nonetheless, that doesn't put a damper on my nerdy inclination to point out, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."