Word: rationale
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How, after all, can you engage in a rational dialogue with a man like Ahmadinejad, who believes that Armageddon is near and that it is his duty to accelerate it? How can Israel negotiate with people who are certain their instructions come from heaven and so decree that Israel must...
Given the low probability of a liquid bombing and the difficulty of detecting a liquid explosive—it could be anything from Jello to a gel pen—banning liquids simply doesn’t pass a rational cost-benefit analysis.
The problem Florida's Republican leaders are dealing with now seems anything but rational. Foley's exit - and the damage the controversy inflicts on his party's family-values image - couldn't come at a worse time. The G.O.P. is facing the prospect of losing its 12-year majority in...
“Not a single army in the world will be able to dismantle our resistance. No army in the world will be able to make us drop the weapons from our hands:” So bragged Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as he addressed a cheering...
If my suspicion is warranted, the conclusion we must draw about the difference between 19th and 20th century thought confirms my prearranged opinion about it, which is as much confirmation as any rational argument can hope for in our world — namely, that while the 19th century suffered...