The Initials Are Important
After World War II the US reorganized the military combining the War Department with the Department of the Navy into what was initially named “the National Military Establishment”. It wasn’t long before the name was changed to the Department of Defense.
George Mason University had renamed its law school “the Antonin Scalia School of Law” until Twitter got hold of it, and the university decided “the Antonin Scalia Law School” was a better choice.
There may be truth in acronyms, but it’s usually unintended.
April 6, 2016 3 Comments
