Word: parred
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...both ways. It supports a wide range of arms-control efforts designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons abroad while hanging on tightly to a nuclear capability of its own and sometimes even brandishing it to make a point. This attracts criticism from others, but hypocrisy is par for the course in international relations. And besides, American officials are correct to argue that in this case consistency--"Hey, everyone should have as many bombs as we do!"--would not be a virtue...
...during the summers and warm winters, we settled for roller hockey—a slow, clunky substitute that always ended prematurely after our only ball fell into the rain gutter. To the neighborhood kids, we were heroes; to everyone else on the block, we were a nuisance, on par with skateboarders and punk rockers. We were chased out of the town’s parking lots and tennis courts, cursed by police officers and elderly women. Dark times, indeed...
...quick to cry racism?" The obvious answer is that they have been trained to see too much of the world in terms of race. Episodes such as this most recent near-boycott are the direct outgrowth of that mindset which contends that ethnic studies is an academic discipline on par with History. They are the direct outgrowth of that mindset which obsessively counts the number of women and minorities on Faculty. And, they are the direct outgrowth of that mindset, which against all objective standards of quality, insists that Diversity and Distinction is a worthwhile read...
...Patterson says the public facilities she and her children use--the school buildings, the public library and the parks--are sub-par...
...Assad's behavior on the grounds that he is an aging autocrat who does not comprehend Barak's political needs as a democratic leader. Assad should be granted more credit. For the past thirty years, the shrewd Syrian leader has defined himself as the Middle East's cold calculator par excellence, and there is no exception here. Assad is well aware of the fact that his actions hinder Barak's ability to muster Israeli public support in a future referendum. The Sphinx of Damascus is up to something...