Sentences with phrase «on public rhetoric»

As for analysis, Mark Thompson wrote a brilliant column on public rhetoric, populism, and «authenticism» throughout history and how they were revealed in the 2016 campaign; David Fahrenthold did some stellar gritty, shoe - leather reporting on President - elect Trump's philanthropy; Maureen Dowd wrote on the campaign's «fear and insecurity»; and Molly Ball wrote on the principles and posturing of Ted Cruz.

Though promising, the literature on public rhetoric is not what I wish to consider here.4 I wish to focus instead on the possibility of mining recent works in the field of literary criticism for some insights into the structure of religious discourse.

Not exact matches

But given his anti-regulatory, anti-science rhetoric, we're on high alert,» said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington.

After public backlash, which was even spurred on by the campaign rhetoric of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and also saw Mylan CEO Heather Bresch testifying before Congress in September, the company attempted to make amends by releasing a generic version and offering certain discounts.

Despite the rhetoric of democracy there is a lack of transparency m discussions of officials with the IMF / WB authorities and their decisions regarding conditionalities often imposed on the debtor countries without clear exposure even to Parliament and its select committees, much less to the general public affected by them.

CNN: On campaign trail, Romney ratchets ups God rhetoric At campaign events these days, Mitt Romney often says that if he is elected president, he will emphasize the role of God in American society and will not «take God out of the public square.»

She has closely examined fundamentalist rhetoric in several «texts»: Falwell's own biography, fund - raising for Liberty Baptist College, the public language used by conservative Christians during the 1980s, Falwell's «stump sermon» on morality and politics, pro-life writings, interpretations of Israel and the end times, and the telescandals.

That the issue at stake is a spiritual one is evident in the religious imagery that pervades Callahan's account of technological medicine: that the war on death is a search for «immortality»; that the dying patient might be «saved»; that medicine is seen as «omnipotent, holding life and death wholly in its hands»; that a lobbyist equates heart attacks, cancer, and strokes with sin (interesting rhetoric in the public sphere, but I'll save that discussion for another day).

In the face of attrition and growing public ambivalence, too many Christians lazily lean back on attack language and war rhetoric, especially with those deemed outsiders (i.e. non-Christians or Christians who don't fit within a narrow framework of appearance, conduct and belief system).

What I find disappointing about many studies of public rhetoric is (a) their tendency to focus only on content, rather than the form or structure of discourse, (b) their tendency to thematize this content, and (c) their tendency to regard these themes as reflections, or reinforcements, of collective values — which apparently lie hidden somewhere in the subjectivity of the collective conscience.

At 33, to expect this to change or improve may be considered to be very wishful thinking — much like those people who expected a man who has been an unhinged, conspiracy - theory pushing, race - baiting, divisive rhetoric spewing, attention seeking, a ** hole for his entire public life to suddenly change at age seventy when elected President of the United States — so is it possible that it's time to move Lichtsteiner on?

I want to see vigorous rhetoric about writing off debts that are destroying people who are on benefits and who rely on the public sector.

They need to do a better job and have to regain public trust, without falling back on facile demagogy and empty rhetoric.

The real problem is that much «Wall of Separation» rhetoric implies there is a clear, impregnable line between church and state activity when in practice over the twentieth century the principle of church - state separation has become one of lively democratic contestation and a degree of flexibility, allowing Catholics and other religious organizations to enter the public sphere and participate on the same terms as any other group.

His rhetoric about Labour and the Lib Dems» similarities on tax and public services was never far away from courting them in the event of a hung parliament.

Mr. Bratton went on to turn the rhetoric of the demonstrators back on them, arguing that the killing of Ramos and Liu was an act of prejudice, and that the overwhelming majority of cops serve the public.

But they had their revenge on the governor, undermining the new evaluation system by convincing thousands of parents to have their kids opt out of the tests — and the union's accompanying advertising campaign inflicted real damage on Mr. Cuomo's approval ratings, forcing him to drop some of his harsher rhetoric and tactics on public school teachers.

Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn, sits with the Republican conference, and the G.O.P. has continued an alliance with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, which often backs it on legislation and in public rhetoric.

We stand united in condemning violent rhetoric on the airwaves that can lead to violent acts by unhinged extremists, and we will not condone corporations and public figures who inflame the masses in order to drive political ends or profits.

«Osborne's rhetoric on tax avoidance would be welcome if it represented any serious attempt to tackle the tax dodgers who deprive our public finances of tens of billions of pounds a year.

Alexander had said: «This week the public have witnessed the most extraordinary spectacle of the prime minister ramping up the no deal rhetoric on Brexit and backtracking on her commitment to stay in the single market and Customs Union for transition.

Will Cuomo 2 go light on the rhetoric as well and try to move boldly early on, or will we see a public unfolding of the campaign documents that many New Yorkers aren't aware exist.

This zealous anti-aid rhetoric is one side of a heavily polarised and heated public debate on international aid.

Just as de Blasio was telling public radio listeners a proposal to shutter Rikers is a «noble» idea, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton was on a different radio station calling the concept «just political rhetoric, a lot of hot air basically» and something that is «not going to happen.»

Cuomo also appeared to soften his rhetoric substantially from last year on the causes of public schools that are deemed to be «failing» as learning centers for their students.

Just as Mayor Bill de Blasio was telling public radio listeners he thought a proposal to shutter Rikers Island was a «noble» idea, the New York City police commissioner was on a different radio station calling the concept «just political rhetoric, a lot of hot air basically» and something that is «not going to happen.»

«Voters should remember this fact as they weigh how much credibility to give the UFT's rhetoric on improving public schools: When given seven years to show New York how to craft a great school, it didn't even come close.»

Yet, much like his spotty record on property rights, Donnelly's anti-union rhetoric doesn't match up with his record, which includes financial support from and sponsored bills for the very public employee unions that he loves to hate.

On public sector pay, he said the Tories should «never use lazy rhetoric to belittle those who work of the public services».

New York Governor David Paterson appeared to dial back his rhetoric yesterday on New York's marriage equality bill, which has been full - throttle since he announced he was reintroducing it, in a public gesture of handover to Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith.

When some politicians try to sway public opinion, they employ the tricks of the debating chamber: cherry - picking data, ignoring the consensus opinions of experts, adept use of a sneer or a misplaced comparison, reliance on the power of rhetoric rather than argument.

Instead, Spielberg and writer Tony Kushner («Munich»)-- drawing on a book by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin — delight in the backroom wrangling and public rhetoric that in 1865 led to the 13th Amendment to the US constitution, outlawing slavery.

«In speaking with the theme, we need a counterrevolution to what's been going on to speak against current rhetoric of bashing teachers and bashing public schools.

«The rhetoric we hear from the Trump people, «Choice is good, and school districts are bad,» sets us back a decade,» Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, told journalist Richard Whitmire.

Only after I had begun to teach 30 years ago did public rhetoric begin to give even lip service to the notion that all children could and should be inventors of their own theories, critics of other people's ideas, makers of their own personal marks on the world.

That's the message of a report by the National Working Commission on Choice in K - 12 Education, which spent two years trying to get beyond divisive political rhetoric and figure out how best to give parents choices among schools receiving public money.

Education Reform Work Is Not Complete Regarding «Accountability Overboard» (features, Spring 2009), the heated rhetoric that the Massachusetts Readiness Project with its goal to move public education into the 21st century somehow represents a «wavering» on standards is off the mark.

Lead author of Rhetoric vs. Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools, he has published in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Behavioral Science and Policy, Statistics and Public Policy, the Journal of Labor Economics, Economics of Education Review, Education Finance and Policy, American Journal of Education, Teachers College Record, Peabody Journal of Education, Education Next, the Handbook of Research on School Choice, and the Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance.

Given the positive rhetoric about charter schools being able to «beat the odds» one might expect their achievement profile on the SAT to be significantly higher than the achievement found in public high schools located in either «A» or «B» communities.

Their rhetoric on school choice is classic double - talk and sends mixed messages to their members and the public at large.

But it's the false rhetoric of success that's fueling the propaganda machine which has successfully convinced a lot of policy makers to get on board with the drive to dismantle teachers» unions, privatize public schools, and turn teaching into testing.

But perhaps the recommendation that offers the largest shift in the education space, and more broadly, public programs overall, is a call for greater accountability and governance models that focus attention on performance and reward meaningful action over political rhetoric.

Protesters Turn Fierce Rhetoric on «Corporate» Reform As they kicked off four days of protests at the U.S. Department of Education, organizers of Occupy DOE 2.0 today used inflammatory — and, in one case, racially insulting — rhetoric to rally opposition against high - stakes testing, «corporate» education reform, and the «dismantling of public educationRhetoric on «Corporate» Reform As they kicked off four days of protests at the U.S. Department of Education, organizers of Occupy DOE 2.0 today used inflammatory — and, in one case, racially insulting — rhetoric to rally opposition against high - stakes testing, «corporate» education reform, and the «dismantling of public educationrhetoric to rally opposition against high - stakes testing, «corporate» education reform, and the «dismantling of public education.»

School Data Nerd is the nom de plume of Benjamin Feinberg, an eighth - grade math and science teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School, in Highland Park, who uses public data to guide his thinking on educational issues rather than resorting to rhetoric or politicking.

«But however they talk about it, the fact remains that parents want strong public schools for their kids and for all kids, and I consider it to be my job to help cut through rhetoric that is intended to confuse, and make sure parents understand the true impacts of policies on students across the country.»

Along with the shift in goals, the public policy rhetoric changed from an emphasis on how charters could best serve as laboratory partners to public schools, to whether charters as a group are «better» or «worse» than traditional public schools.

Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a nonpartisan research and policy organization, said the Trump administration's rhetoric has only deepened partisan tensions around charter schools.

«The public policy rhetoric changed from an emphasis on how charters could best serve as laboratory partners to public schools to whether charters as a group are «better» or «worse,»» the book argues.

For her work marshaling hard facts and empirical data against corporate - backed «reformers» who rely largely on substance - free rhetoric and platitudes, Ravitch has been named this year's winner of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize — so clearly, she's holding her own, even as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is launching a desperate PR campaign to make her Public Enemy # 1.

But of all the fresh considerations of Carson's work, there's one that stands out for me at the moment — a recent paper by two researchers of rhetoric and writing who dug in on «Silent Spring» drafts, notes and revisions and found that Carson had a remarkable and rare trait for someone so committed to raising public concern about a pressing environmental issue.