Word: weaknessness
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But in practice, reasonable doubt may make convictions too easy. At least half a dozen studies have found that when the prosecution's case isn't airtight, juries often interpret "beyond a reasonable doubt" to mean, in effect, probably guilty. In one study, prospective jurors said they would be willing...
The U.S. is learning it can't pick sides in the sectarian bloodbath that has unfolded over the past year as ballooning Sunni and Shi'ite death squads have played a gruesome game of tit-for-tat. Last fall, a senior U.S. intelligence official in Baghdad explained that one side...
However, that weakness seems small compared to all of Harvard’s strengths this season.
Hillary’s willingness to defy the ideologies of the past is her strength, not a weakness. Following on the heels of the most dogmatic administration in recent history, we welcome a president who approaches today’s complex issues with an eye toward workable solutions rather than...
This inflated and meaningless statement is devoid of argument and substance; it is meant to do only this—excite fear, and impugn the patriotic resolve of his opponents. He invokes “the terrorists”—perhaps the sectarian militia at war with one...