Word: wonkish
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Anthropologists have traditionally had a pretty wonkish reputation, earnestly taking field notes while interviewing a tribal chief or lecturing in some college classroom about the intricacies of indigenous clan-systems. If the Pentagon has its way, though, more anthropologists will exchange their tweed for military fatigues and leave the halls of academe for the front lines. For the past two years, the U.S. military has embedded anthropologists and other social scientists with American troops in order to improve the Army's cultural IQ. But last week the American Anthropological Association (AAA) released a report coming out strongly against the program...
...take him and 16 other Democrats to the White House for a chat with the President on health care. "I'm not going to commit to anything until I see everything, because there are so many moving parts to this process, and a lot of them are very wonkish but they're extremely important." (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...
...nothing, says Publishers Weekly's Coffey, can take the place of a book by the woman herself. "The real goal is going to be a book that either is authorized or by Michelle, or ghostwritten with her," he says. A wonkish book about public education or women in the workplace, a tell-all campaign memoir, a heartwarming tale of raising two girls - no matter. Says Coffey: "In this situation, which is still in the early morning of what might be a long historic journey for the Obama family, I think publishers would be really eager to win the rights...
...aspiring bureaucrats, think-tankers, and state legislators that spend their extracurricular hours at wonkish policy discussions and study groups at the Institute of Politics ought to be nothing short of giddy...
...unlikely yet natural leader, Motley is the first to admit that his fascination with the tax code approaches the “wonkish.” His deep knowledge of, and genuine excitement for, the election has helped him synthesize and extend the priorities of his predecessors. (The HRC’s executive board, once male-dominated, now enjoys a female majority.) Motley, a gracious diplomat in every social setting, also brings a much-needed sense of irony to his dealings with Harvard liberals...