Sentences with phrase «interested in political debate»

That is if you're more interested in political debate than a bun fight, of course.

Not exact matches

Their interest in local and national politics is intense: They picket regularly for pro-life causes, enroll their children in debate clubs that argue for conservative political ideas, and rally for Bush in the 2000 election.

2 There is an ancient debate regarding whether all human action (and, therefore, all political action) is solely in pursuit of self - interest.

Childless and independent, with far more interest in the latest political and theological debates than trends in cloth diapering, I, like so many others, dismissed «mommy blogging» as trivial, jejune.

Paladino also praised a man he just recently was quoted as calling a «degenerate idiot» — former Gov. George Pataki — saying his fellow Republican «put his own political best interests aside for the public good» by insisting in 2002 that the minor party gubernatorial candidates be included in debates along with his Democratic opponent, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

The raging public debate, largely ill - informed, is not premised on what is in Ghana's national interest, but what will give the largest boost to the political fortunes of the NDC & NPP in the run up to November's Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

Turning next to UKIP, there are clearly still interesting debates to be played out in a party that is only just reaching political maturity.

In short, the continued possibility of independence may frame political debate within in the UK in negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the UIn short, the continued possibility of independence may frame political debate within in the UK in negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the Uin the UK in negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the Uin negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the Uin tension with, those of the rest of the UK.

It is a disease spread apparently upon contact with British political debate: the sense that the BBC is engaged in a conspiracy against their interests.

Interest in this year's European Parliamentary elections has been growing steadily: citizens» groups and political organisations started organising election panels and public debates by January — several...

Interpretations of the National Interest have been at the forefront of the debate in an entirely new way for the British, pitching referendum against parliamentary voting, domestic and against foreign policy issues, numerical majorities against political and economic arguments, elites against elites.

The referendum has produced the greatest political storm in British politics for many decades, and the notion of the National Interest lies at the heart of the debate.

The kerfuffle caused by White House press secretary Robert Gibbs» acknowledgment that there are enough seats in play to flip control of the House this fall has eclipsed another interesting political debate: Could Republicans win the Senate majority too?

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) can not boycott this year's debate slated for September, saying the debate is for the good of the political parties and so it will not be in their best interest to boycott it.

«There aren't any of the political heavy weights that you find in this battle on the pro side, at least that I know of so far,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, which is remaining neutral in the con - con debate

Numerous articles weigh in on the political and academic debates about funding universal pre-K, but the more interesting and basic question at hand is what we're asking of pre-K.

Certainly, other parties at interest have pursued the protected calm and rational patois provided by the judicial process in place of subjecting themselves to the bare - knuckle pummeling of political debate.

Another northern Louisiana representative captured the political situation during debate in the House Education Committee, «We have a governor who is very interested....

Political expediency and self - interest are well to the fore as parliament starts to debate the plan, which is closer to the original Gonski model than present arrangements and would inject an extra A$ 18.6 billion in federal funding across the government, Catholic and independent school sectors over a decade.

During the debate in the U.S. Senate over the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, much of the focus centered on partisan political differences and intense opposition from special interest groups.

In 2013, keeping interest rates low was a hot political debate.

It happens in political debates over conflicting interests.

«This is not a technical book on climate change, as others have said, however if you want your opinion on the AGW debate to be an informed one or are interested in the political forces even now shaping the future global climate, this is essential reading.»

A must - read for anyone interested in the political as well as scientific debate.

Doing too little may expose Australia to ongoing changes elsewhere, yet this strategic repositioning to the rest of the world gains only marginal interest in the public and political debate.

A few points that have caught my interest so far: • dealing with complex problems using complex tools, ideas • the idea of reconciliation in scientific debates is to try different approaches in an experimental meeting for attempting nonviolent communication in impassioned debates where there is disagreement • reconciliation is not about consensus, but rather creating an arena where we can have honest disagreement • violence in this debate derives from the potential impacts of climate change and the policy options, and differing political and cultural notions of risk and responsibility.

Doing this is a political action, not a scientific one, and shows that the writer is interested in scoring debating points, not examining the science.

My interest is in debates about the environment, and the political ideas which underpin those debates.

What is at issue is not an interest in the public's understanding of the science, but their attachment to sides in the political «debate».

Issuing statements of «consensus» or «authority» is antithetical to good science, and especially so in circumstances where the originating organizations have been established with political intent, have acted to restrict public debate or have a financial conflict of interest.

He said that while evangelical churches typically don't have endowments, he has been watching the divestment campaign with interest and expects church leaders across the country to grow more vocal as global warming resurfaces in political debate.

There is some real interest in this approach, mainly from academics, and there is also what I would characterize as «strategic interest,» principally from those who recognize that once the focus is on carbon taxes rather than other instruments, political debates will inevitably result in less ambitious targets or, in fact, no policy at all.

A three - year preparatory process culminates in one week of sessions, debates and cultural activities, where all stakeholders with an interest in water issues come together to push for strong political commitment for a greater priority to be given to appropriate water management strategies.

For instance, if the the US not only has economic interests in the climate change policies in political debate but also obligations and duties to poor vulnerable nations to not cause them great harm from US ghg emissions, the United States may not justify failure to act to reduce its ghg emissions on the basis of economic cost to the US.

Like the tobacco lobbyists who spent years denying the links between smoking and cancer, global warming denialists don't have to win the debate — they simply have to confuse the public indefinitely to successfully undermine any political action which might hit the interests of their backers in the fossil fuel industries

Climate sensitivity is an interesting discussion, but completely irrelevant in terms of the current political debate, because even the lowest remotely plausible climate sensitivity would fully justify the most aggressive mitigation now under discussion.

However, it seems to me that the public interest aspect of John Quiggin's article in the public press (AFR) is that he disentangles the political debate from the scientific basis for a practical economic policy problem.

The first debate included representatives from both government and business, and demonstrated a clear political interest in investment protection treaties and its design.

[73] This is all the more true in an age when the public is exposed to an astounding quantity and variety of commentaries on issues of public interest, ranging from political debate in the House of Commons, to newspaper editorials, to comedians» satire, to a high school student's blog.

The context is a libel case where the judge talks about the «astounding quantity and variety of commentaries on issues of public interest, ranging from political debate in the House of Commons,... Continue reading SCC comments on blogging

My main interest in this venture, as I explained early on, was to guage every - day Realtor interest in their own communal politics / political structures; the vote result was entirely incidental (I figured on a 50/50 split, no matter the raw voter numbers), but it did give rise to some very spirited debate, which I heartily enjoyed, as did others, you included, I must assume.