The publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary last week made post-truth their new word of the year. A few days later Arun Jaitley, India’s finance minister, produced one when he declared that a cashless “new normal” was being introduced by the demonetization of Rs500 and Rs1,000 bank notes, and brushed aside the severe currency shortages and mass hardship it has caused over the past two weeks.
India’s ‘Post-Truth’ Answer to Crisis
India’s ‘Post-Truth’ Answer to Crisis
India’s ‘Post-Truth’ Answer to Crisis
The publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary last week made post-truth their new word of the year. A few days later Arun Jaitley, India’s finance minister, produced one when he declared that a cashless “new normal” was being introduced by the demonetization of Rs500 and Rs1,000 bank notes, and brushed aside the severe currency shortages and mass hardship it has caused over the past two weeks.