‘Microlooting’: The Left’s Latest Language Deception

Progressives keep trying to invent new words to freshen up old-school socialism.

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Hasan Piker speaks at Web Summit Qatar 2026 in Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2026.

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Last week, pocket revolutionary Hasan Piker introduced the term “microlooting” into the American vocabulary. The innocuous prefix “micro” was affixed to “looting,” a crime, to make stealing from retail stores somewhat more palatable. Piker’s new Frankenstein monster of a word asks, “Property theft — how much is too much?”

(Sadly, the new “micro” trend came too late for Benedict Arnold to plead “microtreason” or for Jeffrey Dahmer to cop to “microcannabilism.”)

Christian Schneider

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Christian Schneider

Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.

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