Word: unpopular
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...this question. But I will certainly defend this practice as intellectually responsible and even necessary in a university setting. In a community of ideas like Harvard, one that likes to fashion itself as vibrant and thriving, it is crucial that the place be shaken up on a regular basis. Unpopular opinions need to be expressed so that we do not grow complacent and intellectually lazy...
Harvard Democrats should eschew a knee-jerk defense of unpopular programs and instead focus on real solutions. Instead of spending their energy protesting cuts in welfare, Harvard Democrats should talk about how to finally end the pervasive cycle of poverty. Rather than fight Republican cuts in student loans, Harvard Democrats show propose ideas to throw open the doors to college to all those kept out because of escalating tuition costs. Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 said that it should be "the task of our Party to break with foolish traditions." Harvard Democrats should lead the way in this process, not bring...
Despite his expert knowledge of card tricks and games, Diaconis says he never plays competitively because winning makes him unpopular...
...congressional elections, G.O.P. candidates won by running against Bill Clinton. This year the bogey man is the increasingly unpopular House Speaker. In the Nov. 7 Kentucky Governor's election, Democrat Paul Patton won largely by selling himself as a defender of the weak against Newt the serial program killer. Now in California's 15th congressional district Gingrich has become a target of opportunity for Democrats trying to win a special Dec. 12 election to replace resigned Democratic Representative Norman Mineta...
Countries ought to take preemptive measures against those who abuse freedom of speech. Such measures may be unpopular at first. Here, the example of the Israeli air raid on the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor is illuminating...