Word: defendable
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...truly interesting work. Peer reviewers are chosen as peer reviewers for a reason—unlike the hoi polloi that roam the Internet, they have the knowledge and experience to judge scientific research on its merits. Furthermore, the peer review process strengthens papers, as authors are forced to defend their research’s weaknesses—without peer review the temptation to prematurely publish incomplete or uncontrolled experiments will be formidable. Far from “a marketplace of ideas,” open publication will create a morass from which science might not emerge. Results will be duplicated...
...Better, say critics, to offer a new package of incentives to Sudan. Moreover, critics worry that planting a foreign force in a predominantly Muslim nation like Sudan risks sparking jihad. Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, released a video last Friday urging Muslims to defend Sudan from “crusaders masked as United Nations [troops].” In light of such alarming sentiments, it is unsurprising that all internal efforts have failed to bring peace. A 2004 ceasefire was soon violated, and a more recent peace agreement signed in Nigeria this past...
...Behind Foley's Swift Fall From Grace Thanks to his previous work against pedophiles, the Florida congressman who sent possibly inappropriate e-mails to a teenager had little choice but to resign. Now the G.O.P. has yet another vulnerable seat to defend...
...Behind Foley's Swift Fall From Grace Thanks to his previous work against pedophiles, the Florida congressman who sent possibly inappropriate e-mails to a teenager had little choice but to resign. Now the G.O.P. has yet another vulnerable seat to defend...
...Behind Foley's Swift Fall From Grace Thanks to his previous work against pedophiles, the Florida congressman who sent possibly inappropriate e-mails to a teenager had little choice but to resign. Now the G.O.P. has yet another vulnerable seat to defend...