Word: convincingness
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Politicians are natural masters at understanding how metaphors can control conversations. Just think of President Obama and Administration officials - people with a vested interest in convincing us the country is on the mend - talking about "glimmers of hope" in the economy. "Green shoots" seem like child's play when set...
In a word, politics. The funding ban was introduced by conservative Senator Jesse Helms, and Democrats - wary of being cast as soft on drugs - have been reluctant to reverse it ever since. In 1998, President Clinton said he intended to lift the ban, under a provision in place at the...
Luckily, I can drive anyone to a point where they get so annoyed that they yell something stupid. Josh yelled that I could write one more column about hockey during this incredibly exciting playoff season, but it had better make a convincing argument about how excellent hockey is. If I...
We must say, however, that the weirdest part about Fete is just how refined everyone seems to be (even the creeps who stayed in the dark dhall all night and never emerged). Again, maybe it's the name value, but Fete was really good at convincing you that you were...
Finally, well-meaning Harvard administrators—led as they are by a social historian—undoubtedly recognize that the future leaders who pass through this university will shape the institutions they go on to run after the institutions that raised them. One of President Drew G. Faustâ?...