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> Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to sta
by mitchbob 11mo ago
> Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.
https://archive.ph/2025.12.10-001235/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/rubio-state-department-font.html https://archive.ph/2025.12.10-001235/https://www.nytimes.com...
- nine_k 11mo agoTo actually reduce waste, they could have switched to a narrower typeface, such as Roboto Condensed. At least it would save some paper occasionally.
- gjvc 11mo agoRoboto Condensed is excellent. It saves space so more words can be read with each eye movement (saccades) and is very clear. see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_in_reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_in_reading