Word: opinionizing
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...Since the publication of that note, we have continued to investigate whether the piece properly cited all of its sources. We still believe that Ilyinsky's argument in the piece was her own. We have also concluded, however, that two other parts of the opinion piece also do not meet The Crimson's standards for source citation, and it is on this basis that we have decided to retract the column...
Because political controversy is not inherently bad; it can rouse intelligent debate and provoke people to question their priorities and beliefs. Even as the Columbia administration has been hanging its head in shame, the pages of the Columbia Spectator have been full of insightful opinion pieces on issues ranging from the meaning of free speech, to the role of political opinion in the classroom, to the appropriateness of civil disobedience...
People are rightfully reluctant to take political cues from the motley group of college dropouts and well-intentioned pseudo-intellectuals that set opinion in Hollywood. Streisand should rest on her laurels as one of the most overrated vocalists of all time and not seek further accolades for political involvement and social awareness...
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...Harnessing the power of popular opinion to prod a whole continent to do better is a 21st century kind of philanthropy, quite different from setting up hospitals and libraries. But Ibrahim has touched a chord. He has backing from a host of luminaries, including Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tony Blair, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and former Irish President Mary Robinson. Nelson Mandela endorses the idea too: "This will allow Africans to measure their leaders against the highest standards of good governance," he says "It is appropriate that this will be the largest prize in the world. Nothing is more...