Word: defended
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...theocratic excess, but when I encounter such examples of well-dressed, smart people behaving badly, I silently wonder to myself, where are the Saudi religious police when you need them? Some will call this attitude Puritanical, a word that sounds nastier than it should, and will boldly defend students’ “right”—the most overused word of the 20th century—to do whatever they want whenever they want to.But I’m more inclined to agree with what the ethicist Peter Lawler has written, that our loss of Puritanism...
...Because if some guy on the T sees you in your ironic bowtie, they will not get it, and they will certainly not stop to ponder your subtle lampoon of Nantucket and academia. They will instead think you are a douche bag, and I would not be able to defend...
...could make a point of questioning The Crimson’s diversity. But there are plenty of people associated with the clubs within the paper. Did we under-solicit? Six club members refused. One club had a no-press policy. Another felt that 200 words was inadequate to defend the clubs, a defense he felt compelled to make. Others did not give reasons...
...comfortable throwing the ball to whoever’s out there,” said Pizzotti, who was 15-for-24 for 231 yards with a touchdown and an interception. “I mean, [we] have so many options it’s really tough for defenses to defend us.”The touchdown marked the beginning of an unanswered 23-point scoring tear by the Crimson.Junior kicker Matt Schindel nailed a career-long 42-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter, making the score 17-7.On Harvard’s next possession...
...nuclear wannabes to decry the hypocrisy of the great powers and proclaim their right to join the nuclear club; but once they get there, they have to play by the club's rules. Kim Jong Il may have believed that getting the bomb was the best way to defend himself against the threat of regime change; but should he ever use his new weapon, regime change - administered in the form of massive nuclear retaliation by the U.S. and its allies - is now assured. And that points to the last unintended benefit of North Korea's nuclear test. After more than...