Word: argumentative
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College football is great. But until there is a playoff, the argument about which team is greatest will never cease...
...take Kieval’s argument, this is not such an absurd proposition; she, and all the Leverett residents quoted in The Crimson, are bothered by feeling like an outsider, not feeling oppressed or hated. Sexuality, ethnic identity, physical handicaps and social nature are also identity traits that make someone an outsider at times...
...making the argument that everyone should enjoy Christmas trees, nor am I saying that only majority groups should be able to celebrate. Everyone should be able to celebrate in public as long as it is not hateful to another group, as displaying a swastika would be. Thankfully this is the standard our society abides by in allowing ethnic parades and cultural fairs in public spaces. All these rituals will make some people feel their outsider status. But part of life is sometimes being on the outside; let’s not allow that to push all celebrations of being human...
This secular argument is compelling when based on the history of Christmas. None of the complainers would be able to find any scriptural references to decorated trees being used to celebrate Jesus’ birth. The practice did not gain cultural appeal among Christians until the 16th century in Germany and the 19th in England and America (long after the coming of Christianity...
...have the budget reports that say the U.S. will be running deficits through 2004. He'll have the analyses that insist it was Bush's tax cut, not Sept. 11 or defense spending, that did it. And he'll have the potent economic argument that the only sure way for Washington to kick off another ten-year expansion - like the one, ahem, that just ended under the new guy - is to put the budget back in balance and soothe the savage bond markets that run up long-term interest rates when the feds run up the debt. (The economic ideal...