(Mods - I really didn’t know what forum best fits this: ATMB? MPSIMS? Elections?? Also, I didn’t find another thread on this, my apologies if it’s a duplicate.)
Today’s Washington Post cites a Straight Dope column in an article about the use (and abuse) of the phrase “kangaroo court”. Yay, Unca Cece!
The article is political, like practically everything these days. WaPo Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/08/this-article-is-congressmen-who-think-captain-kangaroo-presided-over-kangaroo-courts/
The Master Speaks: What’s the origin of “kangaroo court”? Is “kangaroo” aborigine for “I don’t know”? - The Straight Dope