Word: unpopular
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...group such as the BGLSA is concerned. Is a group's right to free speech and the protection of the University dependent on its status as a "politically correct" organization? Can students threaten, deface, and assail without fear of University action so long as their target is an unpopular group such as AALARM...
...speak for most gay and lesbian people at Harvard when I say that I am disappointed and disheartened by the choice of General Colin Powell as the primary speaker at this year's commencement ceremonies. I do not believe that commencement speakers should be uncontroversial, provocative, or free of unpopular opinions. I do believe that this is not the time for Colin Powell to come to speak here at Harvard...
...plan; states that want to come up with their own health reforms will be allowed to do so. Higher taxes on a variety of products, including liquor and cigarettes, will be necessary to raise the $30 billion to $90 billion that universal coverage will cost, but politically unpopular levies on basic company-paid medical benefits seem unlikely. Insurance companies will no longer be free to deny policies to "high-risk" groups, a practice that has made it difficult for people with chronic illnesses to get coverage...
That result was foreshadowed by a closer vote on a Republican amendment attacking what the G.O.P. claims is the President's most unpopular proposal: to impose income tax on 85% of the Social Security pensions of upper-income retirees, vs. 50% now. The Republican bid to reject that idea lost by a vote of 52 to 47. The final vote marked the first time since the present procedure was adopted in 1974 that the Senate had approved a budget resolution as early as March. Because the House of Representatives previously passed an only slightly different measure, odds are that...
...offended by Mansfield's statements shouldn't hope to quiet him. Instead, they should question and argue. They should ask for clarification and for empirical evidence. They should engage in dialogue. And they should feel secure that they, too, have the right to express any opinions--no matter how unpopular...