Word: argument
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have only recently come across the June 1 dissent from the Crimson staff editorial on gay rights. The writers argue that the pro-gay argument is intolerant to religion...
...want to argue with the writers on the merits of the issue, just to ponder at their use of Marx's saying that democracy provides freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. The writers use this saying to support their argument. But Marx said that as a critique of the human rights idea, as manifested in the French Declaration of the Rights...
...there are all these hours of the day that are yours and yours alone. No lunch dates. No meetings. No going to the gym. 24 hours that you must fill up, plan and organize daily. On your own, your time is truly your own. Despite the circularity of the argument, it is painfully true. Even with one other person, daily planning turns into decisions and compromise-making sessions--but solo, you play big kid and get to do both what you please and what needs to get done...
Clinton had heard this argument before. On Nov. 22, the day after the Dayton talks ended, the U.S. President had met with his advisers in the White House to assess the agreement. With his characteristic verve, Holbrooke had urged that Karadzic and Mladic be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague. But the rules of engagement specified that peacekeepers could arrest suspects only if they "happened" upon them. It was an ambiguity that allowed Karadzic to drive unmolested through several NATO checkpoints after Dayton...
...Iranian test gives conservatives in Congress a new argument for deployment of ballistic-missile defenses to protect U.S. troops in the Middle East. For the moment, though, the White House won't drop its effort to improve ties with Iran. Sending friendly signals to President Khatami is even more important now--"to get Iran to stop developing a ballistic-missile program," a senior Clinton aide insists. Perhaps, but Khatami is not the one with his finger on the launch button...