Word: factualism
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Sometimes he was more conjurer than chronicler. Kapuscinski's writings, especially those on his beloved Africa, have inspired torrents of objections and corrections. His first best seller, The Emperor - an impressionistic 1978 account of the last days of Ethiopia's Haile Selassie - contains dozens of factual errors and improbable characters, like the former palace employee whose sole job for 10 years was to use a satin cloth to wipe urine from the shoes of visiting dignitaries set upon by the emperor...
...Harvard is an institution that aims to inspire civil, logic-driven, factual discussions. As its graduates, we must go into the world demanding these kinds of debates, even if we did not always find them here. We should draw on Harvard’s positive examples: I have seen, at times, constructive debate and genuine learning in classes, at the Harvard Political Union, Crimson editorial meetings, or just in casual discussions between friends. As the rancor and poisonous atmosphere in Washington seems to be spreading into Harvard, we graduates must make an effort to inject facts, logic, and civility into...
Behind the scenes, Dingell has delivered offer-you-can't-refuse messages to industry. "I've said, 'Fellas, the factual issue appears to be resolving itself. Work with me. I will do everything I can to get you a bill that you probably won't like--but with which you can live. And if you don't, you will have a bill that you won't like and can't live with." When the ceos of General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler testified in March, Big John demanded yes or no answers to a series of questions that boiled down...
...These two pieces are neither factual nor constructive to the current problems that have resulted from the Quad incident. False out-of-context attacks against Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter and the Foundation only serve to distract from the issue at hand. Further, the articles border on blatant disrespect for both the students affected by the incident and Counter, a man whose dedication to many student groups and individual students acknowledge has contributed to their respect, legitimacy and existence on campus. These two articles are lacking in their journalistic integrity; but worse, they are also lacking in their humanistic...
...giving Nicolas Sarkosy a clear-cut majority, the French have heard the Crimson (“Oui Are For Sarko,” oped, May 4). Now The Crimson should look more carefully at France. There are some (minor) factual errors in your stimulating piece in support of Sarkozy, but when you talk about “France’s demographic decline” you are making a serious mistake. France has actually the highest fertility rate of the European Union in 2005, even ahead of booming Ireland. Yet, Eurobarometer polls show that French are the most pessimistic...