Word: bias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bureaucrats are typically inept or uncaring. But this is probably due less to political calculation than to dramatic necessity. Artists tend to gravitate toward humanistic concerns rather than institutional ones; pitting an underdog against the system always makes for a better story. This is not necessarily proof of liberal bias any more than the proliferation of TV shoot-'em-ups means that Hollywood producers support the N.R.A...
...Murphy vs. Dan (again), as sitcoms get into the )issues as never before. Critics raise anew the question of Hollywood's liberal bias, and they may have a point...
Square residents called drumming "a worm on the brain" and complained about its effects on mental health. But street musicians complained of cultural elitism, bias and censorship, and warned that when percussion is suppressed, the Square's eclectic atmosphere will dampen...
Square residents called drumming "a worm on the brain" and complained about its effects on mental health. But street musicians complained of cultural elitism, bias and censorship, and warned that when percussion is suppressed, the Square's eclectic atmosphere will dampen...
...first trial, the traditional bias favoring the police was bolstered by a controversial shift of venue from the city to suburban Simi Valley, a change that resulted in the selection of a conservative jury with no black members. The defense will not enjoy this advantage in the current case, which could be heard as early as October: the federal jury pool is drawn from the entire metropolitan area, and will probably include some black and Hispanic members with a different perspective on the trustworthiness of the police. Also, the jury may feel pressure not to acquit the officers for fear...