Word: oughtness
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...House managers during Clinton's impeachment trial. In mid-to late 2002, as the Iraq war loomed, the MoveOn e-mail list doubled, to 1 million. Wes and Joan hooked up with Zack Exley, whose parody campaign 2000 website, GWBush.com caused candidate Bush to declare, "There ought to be some limits to freedom"; and Eli Pariser, 22, a New Yorker whose post-9/11 e-mail petition for peace was signed by 500,000 people worldwide. All four still work out of their homes, communicating by e-mail, instant messaging and a regular Tuesday conference call...
...going to say Extreme Peacekeepers is a good idea," one general told me. "But it's something we ought to have a conversation about. And I can guarantee you one thing: it ain't going anywhere without a strong push from the very top." The general is right. This is something President Bush might think about--if he wants to leave a distinctive mark on the American military, inspire a new generation of citizen-soldiers and succeed in the larger war on terror...
...anti-Semitism" as a cocktail of the traditional hatred, anti-Israeli feeling among Muslims, and anti-Americanism. "We used to keep out of commenting on these attacks," says an Israeli diplomat in Europe. "But our approach has changed because of the link between anti-Semitism and Israel." It ought to be simple to distinguish between anti-Semitism and criticism of Israeli policies. Yet some of the most rancorous polemics in France in recent months have been over precisely where to draw that line. Many argue that the French media are systematically skewed against Israel. Others complain that criticizing Sharon quickly...
...gender politicking. She claims to be a role model for young women who want to become involved in politics, but by relying on antiquated gender stereotypes to promote her own candidacy, she only perpetuates the gender distinction. Her campaign rhetoric implicitly suggests that when it comes to politics, voters ought to consider the sex of the candidate. This is a stance that will only cause backlash against the very group she is attempting to advance...
...manner neither fetishistic nor tokenizing—is necessary if such movements are to avoid a self-negating hypocrisy. Transsexuality, transgender, and gender variance—though each denotes a distinct and specific identity—are often regarded as willful choices that could or ought be abandoned, or diagnosed as dangerous mental ailments to be treated with drugs or psychotherapy. Gender Identity Disorder—the diagnosis with which transsexual and transgendered children and adults are classified—remains a psychiatric condition listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; homosexuality, by contrast, was declassified...