Word: outspokenness
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...certainly is. Of all the genies unleashed by modern science, none has inspired more anxiety than the power of the atom. As if that were not disquieting enough, the industry has long been plagued by what Victor Gilinsky, an outspoken former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has called "too many deep-dish thinkers," who believed the future belonged to nuclear power and often overstated its potential. "It became a way of life instead of just a practical way of generating electricity," Gilinsky says. "The whole thing just became too ponderous, instead of practical and sensible...
Thomson Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr., one of the nation's most outspoken opponents of affirmative action for Black and women scholars, says he stands stongly against recruitment of gay or lesbian professors...
...sure bet that Lee's outspoken style and some of his more controversial directorial moves--such as his stereotypical portrayal of two Jewish nightclub owners in "Mo' Better Blues"--will cause something of a stir on the sensitive Harvard campus...
Though TPA is a dramatic example, many heavily promoted new drugs offer only subtle advantages over cheaper alternatives. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, an outspoken consumer advocate in Washington, says that 70% to 90% of newly approved drugs are not important therapeutic advances. One example: substances called lower osmolarity contrast mediums, introduced in 1986. Used in taking diagnostic pictures of internal organs, they are believed to be only marginally safer than existing agents but are sold at up to 12 times the price...
...February 18, Bridget L. Kerrigan '92--an outspoken conservative voice on campus--hung a confederate flag from her Kirkland House window. It wasn't the first time Kerrigan had made a public display of her pride in Dixie. Last year, after transferring to Harvard from the University of Virginia, she draped her banner from her Peabody Terrace window...