Word: friction
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...right is so iconic, such a totem of this particular moment. Coulter epitomizes the way politics is now discussed on the airwaves, where opinions must come violently fast and cause as much friction as possible. No one, right or left, delivers the required apothegmatic commentary on the world with as much glee or effectiveness as Coulter. It is almost impossible to watch her and not be sluiced into rage or elation, depending on your views. As a congressional staff member 10 years ago, Coulter used to help write the nation's laws. Now she is far more powerful: she helps...
...busiest speculation about Mitchell over the past year may have been about the circumstances of his departure from the Times. Conjectured causes have included his tendency to unexpectedly take on side projects (like, say, teaching a Harvard class) and friction caused by his many close friendships on the production side of the movie industry...
However, the direct cause for his departure was widely assumed to be interpersonal friction, which boiled over when his colleague A.O. Scott was promoted to the position of Times head critic. This one, however, turns out to be true, according to the Dredded One himself...
Miller, a former U.S. and British Open champ, thinks this could be the best Masters in years. "The friction is good for the game," he says. "Now if they would just say, 'I'm better than that guy. I'm going to win today,' that would be even better." C'mon, guys, a little trash talk in golf? Doubtful at hallowed Augusta. But we'll be watching just in case...
...context of inevitable (although manageable) friction between India and China, recent actions by the U.S. are, well, curious. Two weeks ago, in briefings in Washington and New Delhi, senior American officials went out of their way to state that it was now a U.S. goal to "help India become a major power in the 21st century." This, said one official, was a "highly significant development," and so it is. Taken together with the strengthening of the U.S.-Japan alliance that has been such a feature of the presidency of George W. Bush, Washington's strategic embrace of India...