‘Grievance politics’ thrives on chaos and confusion. That’s our system now

By: Bill Bishop

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 938

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Columnist Chris Clayton noticed something odd in the Trump Administration’s budget for the Department of Agriculture.

Since the USDA is the federal government’s primary contact with rural America, Clayton expected to see the word “rural” in the document. And it was there – 12 times in 92 pages.

But there were other words that seemed to crop up in USDA’s budget more often than rural. Clayton counted. He found that “woke” appears …

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