Trump Gov thinks Calibri is woke; US typography just regressed to 1931

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The Trump administration just mandated Times New Roman across all State Department communications to "restore decorum." Secretary Rubio called Calibri "another wasteful DEIA program." A sans-serif. Wasteful. The font wars have arrived—uninvited, unnecessary, and paid for by the people least able to afford them. This isn't about typefaces. It's about who gets considered—and who will squint in silence. So while the State Department cosplays 1931, this blog pays homage to a font actually built for this century. Here's a deep dive on Atkinson Hyperlegible—the design decisions, the beautiful weirdness, the typographic rule-breaking. One for the type nerds.