Word: opinionizing
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...land where one man ruthlessly controls all state institutions, the economy and the media would seem ripe for the kind of popular uprising that has swept other repressive regimes from power in Ukraine and Georgia. Yet here the public at large seems to show little taste for rebellion. Opinion polls are highly unreliable: some show 60% of the population opposes Lukashenko, but others say 60% support him. The Belarusian character is temperate and slow to anger, and so far, the majority has kept silent. So Belarus could remain in Lukashenko's grip for some time to come. Last year...
...consequences. "It's bound to try a man's soul, so it was very important to me to show Avner struggling to keep his soul intact." (The moviemakers would not reveal the identity of the real Avner, whom they talked to at length during their research. In Spielberg's opinion, though, his soul was tried too much. "I don't think he will ever find peace...
However, Johnson’s forceful decision did not fare as well. Realizing that the higher courts would overturn the ruling anyway, Koh agreed to have the opinion vacated as precedent. That didn’t affect the status of the refugees, who had already been admitted to the U.S.—but it did mean the ruling wouldn’t be binding for similar cases in the future. In exchange, the Justice Department offered to offset part of the university’s legal fees. As a former presidential adviser told Goldstein, the administration wanted...
...president and vice president will be able to both better represent you and bring you what you really want from the UC. Don’t ignore this opportunity–I urge you to listen to what the candidates have to say and to voice your opinion by logging on to the UC website (www.uc.fas.harvard.edu) next week and casting your vote...
...came upon another solution to his problems. “At the risk of sounding trite—here’s the part where I make you really uncomfortable—I found religion.” Eric’s time off did not change his opinion about Harvard’s shortcomings, but it did change his outlook on life. “I still don’t like [Harvard] on a lot of levels, but it’s also not who I am—it’s what I do on weekdays...