I would like to call for an end to the use of the term “czar” in our political discourse. I have been hearing on the news lately about  the possibility of appointing a “car czar” and that is what spurs this message.

As we well know (from reading wikipedia), Tsar is a term referring to a monarch in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Russian histories.

Our country was built upon the struggle against monarchy and I feel that the use of the term “czar” should be very out of place in the American political discourse.

Let us not let the tendency of the national news media to employ the use of buzzwords and soundbites influence the way we talk about our own government, let’s put an end to it.

I fully realize that this is not an issue of utmost importance but I do think it is important to think about the ways we talk about our government and I don’t think terms such as “czar” belong in that discussion, when referring to one of our own government posts.