Word: contrarian
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That citation, from historian Norman Cantor, appears in Dershowitz's book; but the contrarian defense lawyer takes issue with its grim tone. Intermarriage, he argues, is the inevitable consequence of long-sought success and social acceptance. Rather than trying to forbid it, American Jews must abandon an outmoded self-image as persecuted and mine their traditions for a powerful new identity that children and grandchildren will embrace. Somewhat eccentrically, he notes that the new identity need not include a religious aspect...
Discussing his identities as a gay, black and Republican reverend, Gomes--who has served as Memorial Church's minister since 1974--told Safer, "I am something of a contrarian. I don't know any other way of being a contrarian than embodying it in one's persona...
Nowhere has Silverman displayed contrarian instincts more clearly than in the slo-mo rental-car business, from which U.S. automakers have been peeling away as fast as they can (see box). Yet Silverman gladly paid $800 million last year for No. 2 Avis, a global brand that he views as a natural fit with his hotel and resort time-sharing businesses. After overhauling Avis, Silverman plans to sell a stake in the company to the public...
...easy enough to ignore these anomalies. "Yes, Fidelity got too far out and needed to tighten up," says Fidelity Insight's Kobren. "When everything is working, no one focuses on this. Who cares about volatility if you're on the upside? Who cares if the Contra Fund is not contrarian; if Capital Appreciation is not really a capital-appreciation fund...
...father is a contrarian," says his daughter Abigail, 34, a Fidelity portfolio manager whom many expect to succeed Johnson. Abigail's younger brother, Edward Crosby Johnson 4th, 31, works for Fidelity Properties, the company's real estate...