Word: denialism
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...buried anger, maybe, that ricocheted around in Hart, a dybbuk of compulsion. One sensed in him a territory of ignorance about himself. On the evidence of recent weeks, Hart has moments when he is overtaken by a denial of reality, a trait that might be dangerous in the Oval Office...
...Harvard is handling allegations of discrimination against Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III should fill no one with pride. President Bok's denial last week of allegations that Epps' race was a factor in the University's search for a dean of the College two years ago has not satisfied those who want the affair investigated. And there can be little question that, in the absence of an inquiry, concern about the appointment is likely to grow more rapidly than knowledge of what actually happened once an account of the appointment is published this summer...
Donaldson cites Harvard's denial of tenure to Goodpaster and Barbara Ley Toffler--its two associate professors specializing in ethics--as evidence of Harvard's lack of commitment to an ethics program. "I haven't seen them looking around for other people," he says...
...Their denial of tenure] surely seems to leave us with some serious questions as toward the seriousness and competency of the Harvard Business School in establishing such a program," says Hoffman...
...Assault is a mystery story in the broadest sense of the word, an attempt to probe the enigmas of a life devoted to psychological denial. It is also a conventional mystery story. There was a reason why that body ended up in front of the Steenwijks' house, and when the key to that puzzle is revealed, moral as well as psychological tumblers fall into place. Director Rademakers is both a careful craftsman and a careful moralist, a man who has the time to pause over the ambiguous nuances of human behavior under pressure and the skill as a filmmaker...