Word: argumentativeness
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Among the most enthusiastic readers of Rand's work were small-business owners. Writes Burns: "Although Rand spoke in the coded language of individualism, her business audience immediately sensed the political import of her ideas. Many correctly assumed that her defense of individualism was an implicit argument against expanded government and New Deal reforms." It's the same argument current objectivists have against the government's virtual takeover of the banks and the auto industry. As Burns notes, "Her novels touted anew by Rush Limbaugh, Rand was once more a foundation of the right-wing worldview...
...that tendency to divide ourselves into identity groups in places all over the world, it seems, whether it's by race or religion or political view. Is it simply human nature? I just reject that argument. People in Whitopia would say, "Hey, Rich, birds of a feather flock together. What's the big deal?" Our government and businesses across the country make decisions every day that perpetuate segregation. When you say homes need to be built on a 1-acre lot, when you say apartment renters can't live in your community - these concrete policies are what contribute to segregation...
Obama is right, in a civics-class sort of way, because social change can't occur if it's forced from the top down. But that's also a convenient argument for him, since it defers responsibility from his office...
...Mallayev was fraught with procedural difficulties that included hasty rescheduling to accommodate the judge’s vacation, Dershowitz’s brother Nathan, who is also helping with the case, told The New York Times. As a result, the prosecution received more time to prepare their closing argument than the defense...
...relevant act as the 2009 Nobel laureate for peace may well be deciding to send an additional 10,000 to 40,000 American troops to Afghanistan in hopes of conquering the Taliban and al-Qaeda. That is not an overtly peaceful move; in any case, it offsets any peacemaking argument that can be made with regard to the drawdown in Iraq...