Word: dubiousness
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...dubious optimism is not unique. No one actually seemed that worried. And why not? It’s hard to contemplate uncertain, distant apocalyptic scenarios when it’s so nice outside. Climate change may have some unfortunate long-term consequences, but then again, as John Maynard Keynes said, “in the long run we are all dead.” Poised at a precipice, we cannot help but enjoy the view...
...Over the next two weeks, dubious e-mails claiming to be from notable administrators and faculty will plead with us to take time away from Facebook.com to fill out our CUE evaluations. With luck, most of us will oblige. But when it comes to getting the most out of the feedback we submit each semester, the CUE has ample room for improvement...
...Boston Red Sox have made dubious history yet again...
Gibson loves operating in that historical territory where the record is sketchy and subject to mythic reinvention, which leaves him--and anyone else--free to fill in the blanks with whatever dubious ideological instruction he likes. You can also argue, less cosmically, that his works are no more than extensions of a very long line in epic, unconsciously risible filmmaking that imparts earnest metaphorical lessons about metaphysical topics, often enough from people who are painted blue or speaking a language that needs subtitles, or both, as in this film. Gibson is a primitive all right, but so were Cecil...
...ground in Iraq grows uglier, Washington increasingly seems willing to blame the downturn on Maliki's lack of clout and the poor performance of the Iraqi military. This strikes Anthony Cordesman, an expert on the war with the Center for Security and Strategic Studies, as a bit dubious. He said, Wednesday, "The idea that when you send the bull in to liberate a china shop, [and then] you blame the china shop for breaking the china is, shall we say, somewhat ingenuous, and probably misleading." But it may reflect a growing desire among many in Washington to wash their hands...