Word: forcefullness
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In the normal political life of a democracy, laws and institutions are what count. Even a leader as forceful and as long in office as Margaret Thatcher can suddenly leave, and while the world certainly notices, the event doesn't constitute a national, much less an international crisis.
Before we can approach these difficult questions, it is important to understand the basics of censorship--the forceful suppression of ideas based on their content.
Though approval of a resolution appeared likely, it was uncertain whether the language would be as timely or as forceful as Bush and Baker would like. Bush would go no further than to say that "there is a chance" the resolution will be adopted this week. If so, it would...
At 8 in the morning, the Houston police chief is doing what she does best: preaching the gospel of change. "It's time to stop treating police officers as automatons," Elizabeth Watson declares to 40 impassive police sergeants, the middle managers of her department, all but a handful of them...
Nothing wrong with that story or with a solid cast (headed by Armin Mueller- Stahl and Aidan Quinn). Why, then, does this movie set one's molars to grinding? Partly because it is impossible to imagine a Jewish family passing a half-century in America without encountering -- and railing against...