Word: absurdly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...absurd to say that the refusal of the owner of a flour mill to bargain collectively with his employes directly affects commerce among the States...
Mayor Mansfield's action in banning the "Children's Hour" would be laughable if it were not so astoundingly narrow-minded and tyrannical. Mayor Mansfield posing as a dramatic critic, of course, cuts an absurd figure. But when censorship of a play like the "Children's Hour" is the result, amusement gives place to disgust. Possibly the Mayor, being an elected official, has vaguely heard of something called democracy, and its implication of free choice, particularly in intellectual matters. Seemingly, however, the idea would be strikingly novel...
...never made any such absurd statement," declared Mr. Keenan...
Hoover began with his restrictive Chamber of Commerce Codes; Roosevelt continued with his National Recovery Administration. Hoover began with his restrictive high tariffs; Roosevelt continued with his absurd Agricultural Administration. Both Presidents, if they had deliberately set out to intensify the depression, to impoverish the country, to keep people out of work, and to give free rein to all the formerly illegal, antisocial, restrictive, monopolistic practices, could not have designed more effective programs to secure this effect...
Thus the Latin controversy has resolved into considering the merits of a compromise. And an absurd, worthless compromise it is. Its sin of omission is that in no way does it keep out students who are ignorant of Latin, any more than closing half a gate bars a passageway. Its sin of commission is that it has emasculated and maimed both dignities involved. For it turns out such fantastic freaks as Bachelor of Science in Music and Bachelor of Arts in Bio-Chemistry. These degrees must be revitalized. The distinction must be drawn between the B. S. derived from...