Word: argumentative
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...other side are those who maintain that globalization has more losers than gainers, both in the rich world (think of steelworkers laid off because of foreign imports) and in the poor, where the march of Western capitalism and Western values shreds the ties of tradition. This debate matters; the argument over whether Congress should grant the President renewed authority to conclude international trade agreements, for example, turns on which conception of globalization one adopts...
...Domestic opponents of missile defense may have taken September 11th as vindication of their argument that the program devotes maximum resources to countering the least likely threat, but they mostly kept quiet about it. The administration insisted that the attacks showed American vulnerability, and that missile defense was now more urgent than ever. And in the political climate of the war on terrorism, nobody was going to challenge that logic. Moreover the spectacle of Russia's President Vladimir Putin chowing down on barbecue at the Bush ranch allayed fears of new tensions with Moscow, even though the bonhomie failed...
...poorly-conceived campaign promises, such as drilling in the Arctic or building a missile defense shield. Before Sept. 11, the American people were far from satisfied with Bush and his priorities. His popularity has drastically changed over the last two months, but there has been no indication that the argument for a missile defense has dramatically improved. Americans appreciate Bush’s firm leadership abroad, and he has the opportunity to do much more. But he must not construe widespread support for his present anti-terrorism campaign to represent unquestioning acceptance of his entire political agenda...
...don’t think safety is an important consideration in the [keycard access] debate, as every argument that [keycard access] would increase safety seems based on the premise that only (or mainly) non-students assault Harvard students, a premise which we know to be false,” Lewis wrote...
...could argue that financing the wiring in this way ensures that those who use the lines most pay more for them, but this argument isn’t true. People who make many local calls are using the same wires, but they don’t have to pay. Why should we penalize students who live far away...