The Nine Circles of Op-Ed Hell

Obā-san

1. Voter Apathy

2. The Decline of the Middle Class

3. Assisted Suicide

4. Syria

5. FDA Regulations

6. Millennials

7. Man Buns

8. Gun Control

9. The Transgenders

Odradek

10. Some new form of hipster bro

Obā-san

i knew i was forgetting something

Calica

how did "thinkpiece" become a negative term for bad op-eds?

Sredni Vashtar

Because some clueless people started applying it to op-eds in general and the kind of people who think that "thinkpiece" is a good name for these things tend to write not-so-great op-eds.

Obā-san

because on the internet you are not on the opposite side of the editorial section