Word: oughtness
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...Somebody ought to tell the President that the phrase "those who are not with us are against us" was the signature slogan of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union under Stalin in the 1930s. But it's not simply the unfortunate historical associations that pose the problem; it's the very idea that countries either fall into lockstep with the U.S. or else they're with the bad guys. The typical response in the developing world to the U.S. war on terror has run along these lines: harsh condemnation of bin Laden and unreserved solidarity with...
...Blair has been trying these past few weeks to propagate a vision for the anti-terror coalition, a worldview that incorporates the concerns and interests of important partners in the developing world. And that's something President Bush ought to learn from. Bush's traditional "freedom under attack" and "good vs. evil" themes may play well at home, but they have little resonance in the wider world. And just as President Bush expects more action against terrorism from other countries, so do many of those countries expect more active and responsible global citizenship on the part...
...Wherever it’s been eliminated, test scores have gone up,” he said. “We ought to do [non-native English speakers] a favor and teach them English...
...It’s very easy to say, they ought to have it,” Stone said. “But that’s not necessarily the case all the time. There are things behind the scenes that sometimes make or break these decisions. You just sort of chip away at it. The hope is you give school’s like that every positive reason to start one instead of saying, ‘I can’t believe you didn?...
...sense that everything has changed but are told to do what we did before, as though ignoring the threat is a patriotic duty. The tension embedded in this task is reflected in the White House as it argues about what tone a deeply worried but naturally optimistic President ought to set. Even as the national security team works to confront the new threat, political operative Karl Rove serves as the West Wing's unofficial Secretary of Normalcy. It was Rove who, in the first weeks after Sept. 11, lobbied Major League Baseball to improve safety so it could resume play...