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Origin and correct meaning of “make political book”
Re-watching old episodes of the X-Files. In which Agent Mulder says: (paraphrasing)
just pseudo-science used to make political book
(Transcript here)
(FYI The Episode was written by Mat Beck)
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What is the origin of the word “optics” that's prevalently used now in politics?
Here’s an example from RealClearPolitics:
But the optics bode well for a party whose chances of winning the White House depend on attracting many more Hispanic voters than it did four years ago.¹ ...
