Sentences with phrase «for conservative critics»

Sabin makes a strong case that Ehrlich's brand of science made it easy for conservative critics to caricature environmentalists as doom merchants and fear mongers who peddle dubious science as a means of advancing their big - government agenda.

YEAR INSTITUTED: 1984 WHY IT»S IMPORTANT: As the most publicized art award in the U.K., the career - making Turner Prize has been controversial since its inception, and established itself as a lightning rod for conservative critics when the 1986 prize went to Gilbert & George (read an interview with them here).

(For the conservative critics, that would be one more count against Rawls's general theory of justice and political morality.)

Not exact matches

The «Shark Tank» judge, investor, and outspoken critic of net neutrality will be joined by conservative pundit Ann Coulter, who has been cast for the role of Vice President, Variety reports.

Liberal transport critic David McGuinty said the government's ambitious timeline for replacing the unsafe cars is unachievable, and they know it, but it punts «a dangerous issue for the Conservatives» past the 2015 election.

On April 8, the Conservative Party of Canada named Alex Nuttall, the MP from Barrie — Springwater — Oro - Medonte, as the official Opposition critic for the New Sharing Economy.

«RRSPs are a terrible tool for small business people, and that's why many don't use them,» Ottawa MP Pierre Poilievre, newly minted Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's pick as finance critic, said in an interview.

Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre called the town hall meeting a «rendezvous with reality» for Morneau.

Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre called the PBO's findings «damaging» for the government, citing the impact of larger deficits, higher debt payments and a carbon tax that he says will erase at least $ 10 billion per year from the national economy by 2022.

Inside the committee room, Morneau had been subjected to yet another round of rankling questions about his small - business tax proposals from Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative finance critic whose rare knack for getting under the skin of his political adversaries reminds me of the way Claude Lemieux used to drive his NHL opponents to rash retaliations.

The surprise acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the shooting death of San Francisco woman Kate Steinle set off a firestorm of outrage Thursday night, as top conservatives and critics of so - called «sanctuary cities» pinned blame for Steinle's death on illegal immigration and insufficiently aggressive deportation policies.

Critics branded the conservative - leaning channel «Fox News North» and were alarmed that Kory Teneycke, a former communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was heading up development.

Monte McNaughton, the Progressive Conservative critic for citizenship, immigration and international trade, said the premier needs to use «bold» language.

Conservative critics contend the movement is a Trojan horse for a secret Soros agenda.

At its core, Mueller's conservative critics point to Uranium One to bolster their case that the former FBI chief has his own complicated history with the Clintons and Russia, making him too biased to fairly and impartially investigate the man who defeated Hillary Clinton for the presidency.

Supporters have praised the government for supporting the elderly, who are some of the most vulnerable in society, while critics have said increasing the state pension is a ploy to secure votes from older people, the majority of whom vote Conservative.

For some conservative American critics, the word is sinister — connoting a draconian legal code that they contend threatens to subvert American law.

If there is a certain skittishness when it comes to talking about them much, I suspect it is in large part because both have been exploited for ideological purposes: slavery to underscore black victimhood and to mandate compensatory attitudes and policies; the Holocaust as a convenient stick with which the ACLU and its like beat their «Fascist,» i.e., conservative, critics.

If he is right about the book, and he certainly seems to be — and West's response to his review, with its revealing use of the everyone - else - is - compromised mythology and supporting abuse (her conservative critics are «commissars» and «ossified totalitarians,» for example), supports this conclusion — one has to ask why it has so appealed to some conservatives.

So I'll leave you with the question I'll be exploring next: is there a real need for conservative rap critics?

He cultivated friendships with the few conservatives on Berkeley's faculty, wrote outspoken editorials for an off - campus newspaper, and found his calling: «I now viewed politics as a knife fight, my critics as blood enemies.

«Conservative critics are getting in the way of growth for our economy, and green growth,» he told Sky News» Murnaghan programme.

For Thatcher's Conservative critics, it allowed them to position themselves as the authentic voice of party tradition.

Critics have accused the Tories of selling access to May and other ministers, but a Conservative spokesman said: «This is an important opportunity to engage directly with businesses and to highlight how, as part of our plan to create an economy that works for everyone, we will continue to back business and enterprise.»

The 57 - year - old, one of David Cameron's harshest critics on the Conservative backbenches, is not thought to be defecting to Ukip and will not stand for re-election in 2015, limiting the damage his resignation will have on the prime minister.

We held a conference bringing together representatives of the different parts of the conservative coalition as well as academics and critics of conservatism to try to analyse why the divisions had become so marked and to explore the implications for the future course of politics on the American right.

Lowest moment: Criticising Rhodri Morgan is an uncharacteristically personal way got Bourne into trouble last year but it was his purchase of an iPod on Welsh Assembly expenses that almost became the last straw for the many critics he has within the Welsh Conservatives.

Critics are calling for stronger action against Mrs Miller after claims she was uncooperative with an inquiry into her expenses claims, but Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps says it is time to move on.

Critics have claimed that the proposals could undermine the power of the House of Commons, arguing that the Lib Dems call for peers to be elected by proportional representation would hurt the Conservatives.

It is highly unusual for a private members bill to pass into law without government backing, but critics fear Conservative David Maclean's bill could now make it onto the statute books.

Many of the mayor's conservative critics have blamed his support for police reform and opposition to measures like stop and frisk.

Critics argue the party lost votes in Scotland because of former leader Ed Miliband's decision to campaign for a No vote with the Conservatives.

The party was a longtime critic of the governor's conservative fiscal policies, but voted at its convention in May to endorse the him for a second time in exchange for his promise to help flip the State Senate into Democratic hands.

He accused conservative critics of «hypocrisy» for not focusing on the Medicaid and welfare funds the state pays out to help subsidize people making the current $ 9 an hour minimum wage.

It was an opportunity for him to shake hands with the rank and file, parry critics who think he's not conservative enough and bury the hatchet with DeFrancisco's supporters.

The new program, called START - UP — which provides exemptions for corporate and property taxes as well as an exemption on income taxes for some workers — caused agita among some liberal and conservative critics, but was praised by business groups.

Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox, a longstanding Trump critic who is running for re-election this year, said he was impressed with Mr. McMullin's conservative message.

After conservatives won a majority on the state board in 2004, they quickly moved to adopt standards that critics say were tainted with creationist ideology, including a definition of science aimed at allowing supernatural explanations for natural phenomena.

Washington — Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, who is noted for his advocacy of conservative causes on Capitol Hill, has surprised his critics and supporters alike by announcing that he will moderate his stance on two key pieces of legislation that deal with sex equity in education.

Some of these critical views have included parents voicing their concerns on social media describing the graduation ceremonies as ridiculous and even conservative critics have argued that «if this continues unabated down the age range, even to those too young to sit exams and receive grades, such awards have no point and could even damage the will to work for success.»

Despite strong support for the Common Core from the state's business community, some conservative critics wildly claim the higher standards are a federal plot to take over public education.

The conservative critics do whatever they can to try and undermine funding for quality education.

The Obama administration's conservative critics blasted the letter, arguing it would strike fear into the hearts of district administrators, make it harder for teachers to manage their classrooms and make schools less safe.

That's fodder for conservative pre-K critics.

Critics like The Nation's Dana Goldstein describe it as a mean - spirited caricature of classroom teachers funded by a conservative millionaire who wants to destroy public schools — a 2012 version of «Waiting For Superman.»

But Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has put school discipline back on the table by telling reporters she is «looking closely» at whether to change the 2014 federal guidance, which some conservative critics have blamed for sowing «classroom chaos.»

After taking it from critics for years that the mid-size sedan is conservative, Honda has finally taken a leap by giving it a longer, wider and lower body with a sleek glasshouse and a fastback roofline.

Best Art - Related Twitter War: Jerry Saltz's grudge match with conservative Twitter trolls over the New York magazine art critic's comments on the painting by George Zimmerman that recently sold for over $ 100,000 on Ebay

Other famous 20th century art critics in the United States included the so - called formalist Clement Greenberg (1909 - 94), his rival Harold Rosenberg (1906 - 1978)- who tended to focus on the content and circumstances of the artwork - the conservative John Canaday, art critic of the New York Times, and Leo Steinberg (1920 - 2011)- the critic and Renaissance historian, noted for his scintillating lectures, his clarity of writing and his book Other Criteria: Confrontations with 20th Century Art.

Once heralded for his virtuoso draughtmanship and poetic sensibility, Wyeth was later regarded by critics as an isolated, conservative figure out of step with his age.