Word: notionalism
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After a brisk, hour-long walking tour of Watts last week, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley proposed, in general terms, a program that would take Watts preschoolers out of their homes and put them in learning centers, in order to remove them from "this whole cycle of failure." The notion caused confusion in Watts, and Bradley quickly tried to make clear that he was thinking only of some voluntary plan that might resemble the federal Head Start program...
...chef,' and I'm a lawyer!" Indeed, many of the most dedicated chefs seem to regard their occupation with almost a missionary zeal, feeling perhaps that by cooking "honestly" from scratch and only with natural ingredients they are doing something altruistic. And in an era of mass production, the notion of handmade food fulfills the desire for craftsmanship that weaving and pottery making used...
...those yet to be burnt on a business venture in China. So much so, that the idea of "not wanting to offend the Chinese" (whatever that means) is routinely heard in private among business leaders and those with privileged access to Beijing's facilitators. Of course, peddling the notion of a China whose feelings are fragile is a brilliant negotiating tactic. Why fault the Chinese for trying it on? But such spinelessness debases Australia, its traditions and its pride in speaking truth to big powers. Australia loses face when its leaders fail to robustly denounce human-rights abuses...
...It’s not a wistful notion,” he says. “If Mayor Daley is saying he can do it in Chicago, if Mayor Bloomberg is saying he can do it in New York, if Mayor Newsom is saying he can do it in San Francisco, I would trust that my good friends in Cambridge believe they...
...notion that Larry Summers’ position should be kept a secret on issues like this—that’s just wrong,” Hopkins told the Crimson that month...