Liberals claim that conservatives have turned the term woke into a catch-all bogeyman they can’t even define. The term “woke” was originally used in black communities in the 1940s, ’50s ...

But make no mistake: The inability to define “woke” is a feature, not a bug. “Woke” is very much meant to be a word that cannot be pinned to a definition.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., didn’t define woke any more clearly March 2 during the Conservative Political Action Conference.

When pressured, the author claimed, “Woke is something that is very hard to define.” But that’s not true. In its original ...

“Woke” policies can be complex to discuss -- and are almost invariably dangerous to implement -- but they aren’t at all hard to define. We should keep calling them out, using the proper word.

However you define “woke,” simply using the word unironically, in its current context, says a lot. Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions.

The definition of "woke" changes depending on who you ask. The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an umbrella term for progressive values, often using it with negative connotations.

As societal norms continue to evolve, so too does the landscape of cultural discourse. Once hailed as a necessary movement ...