Word: scorns
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Suppose I shout racist slogans in Harvard Square. Having spoken my mind freely, I will have scorn heaped upon me by those who are free to speak theirs: I will be chilled. This is a triumph of free expression. If, on the other hand, criticism is not warranted—and Paulin’s defenders say it is not, claiming his remarks were taken out of context—the appropriate response is not “how dare you criticize me,” but “here’s why your criticism is wrong...
...moved away from Nazi-era press restrictions to champion tough investigative journalism; of pneumonia; in Hamburg. Augstein went to prison for treason in 1962 in what became known as the Spiegel Affair: after the magazine published an article critical of NATO, police arrested journalists, an act that drew international scorn and helped lead to the downfall of West German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss...
...opposition in Washington to the Bush Administration, Frank Rich ’71 thundered in his New York Times column last Saturday morning: “Do the Democrats stand for anything other than the next election?” His question was clearly intended to convey scorn for the shallow pragmatism that underpins so many of the party’s current tactics. Yet, had Rich posed the question to the budding politicos at his alma mater, the leadership of the Harvard College Democrats (HCD) would have gladly answered him—with a resounding negative...
...order is practiced in many European nations, critics say France is exceptional in basing deportation solely on the gravity of the crimes committed, without regard to the length of a convict's residency, family status or evidence of rehabilitation during imprisonment. Once deported, many former prisoners face rejection and scorn as "European criminals" in the countries to which they are sent, while enduring the heartache of separation from family and friends who may remain in France. Depression and suicide are not uncommon. French civil-rights and immigrant groups call the double peine law discriminatory and inhumane. Defenders...
Punch-Drunk Love will almost certainly flop. It’s short on visual energy, rendering television advertising useless, and its built-in audiences will scorn it: it’s not the sort of over-the-top fare that attracts Sandler’s fans, while Anderson’s cult, salivating over the prospect of another high-octane meditation in the Magnolia vein, will likely see it as an agreeable but minor work. Years from now, it will probably surface at the Coolidge as part of their series of flops from famous directors. Nevertheless...