Culture of Lief

Satire has long been used as a method of speaking truth to power from behind a veil. Cartoonists know this well, and are given much freer reign over what they can depict (after all, the interpretation is up to the viewer).

In the same vein, I intend to start referring to the Bush administration's policies as promoting the 'culture of lief'.

Oh, my! Is that a misprint, or a bit of eighteenth century spelling?