Word: rigidness
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...form discussion. In the newly agreed upon formats, each topical segment will contain a few minutes for an opening overview, followed by several minutes of open-ended debate in which the candidates will be able to directly engage with one other. This is a clear improvement over a more rigid structure, as it helps emphasize what makes the debates such unique events on the campaign calendar: their ability to force candidates to respond directly to an adversary’s challenge. Too often, overly structured debate too closely resembles two simultaneous interviews, with each candidate spouting carefully memorized talking points...
...women to play football with men: A real, complete, and lasting emancipation of gender expression for all people. A commitment to building a world where every individual decides for him, her, or hirself exactly how they’d like to identify, and express, their gender. A world where rigid boundaries of appropriate gender expression no longer dictate what it means to be a “real man” or a “real woman” in this culture, forcing conformity, or risking sanction...
...result was the growth of what's now often termed the shadow banking system of securitization and derivatives, which took over many of the responsibilities of banks but was not subjected to the same kind of risk controls or oversight. This process began in the 1970s, as the rigid New Deal approach of segmenting financial institutions into narrowly defined boxes began to crack under the pressure of inflation, globalization and floating exchange rates. The money market mutual fund, invented in 1971 as a way to get around federal limits on savings-account interest rates, was among the first of many...
...parallel with Obama's campaign style. When Obama grants audiences to adversaries, Epstein says, "he's got this wonderful manner, cocks his head forward, always asks good questions. You always feel you've been heard out." But in the end, "he doesn't change his mind. He's surprisingly rigid, intellectually...
...First of all, the government needs to reconsider its commitment to balance the budget by 2011. While laudable during a period of growth, setting a rigid deadline for fiscal consolidation makes less sense when revenues are falling due to a slumping economy. Cutting spending now to reduce the budget deficit will only make a recession worse. This does not mean Tokyo should return to its failed policies of the 1990s by spending freely on wasteful construction projects and subsidies to special-interest groups. It means only that the government should accept modest deterioration of its balance sheet during an economic...