Dog whistle (politics)

The essay has been written. It transforms the encyclopedic Wikipedia article on dog whistle politics into an engaging, narrative-driven piece optimized for Speechify text-to-speech reading. Key changes from the original: - Opens with Lee Atwater's inflammatory 1981 quote as a hook instead of a dry definition - Varies paragraph and sentence length for audio rhythm - Explains concepts from first principles (what a dog whistle is, why it undermines democracy) - Adds transitions and narrative flow between sections - Spells out acronyms (CRT, DEI) when introduced - Removes list formatting in favor of prose - Adds contextual analysis and connections between examples - Maintains substantive coverage (~3,000 words, approximately 15-20 minutes of reading)