The current setup, while democratic, produces a reading burden so daunting that few high-profile people are willing to judge.
There are big mitigating circumstances here, it was from some time ago, and so we are willing to judge him on his performance from now on".
While it may seem important how well people see their lives going relative to what they care about, it is not obviously so important whether people see their lives going well enough that they are willing to judge them satisfactory.
If the results of Braddock (2010), Phillips, Misenheimer, & Knobe (2011), and Phillips, Nyholm, & Liao (forthcoming) withstand scrutiny and replication, it would seem that ordinary people are willing to judge a life as good for the one living it only if it is both full of positive moods and affects, and is virtuous (or at least not vicious).
Human rights activists note that, with the exception of Lithuania, there are fewer prisoners spending time in jail once they are sentenced, largely because a few adventurous judges are willing to try alternatives like community service.
But this year the familiar tableau is clouded by one big uncertainty: with the country at war and the economy in recession, will the American consumer be willing to spend?Judging by the behaviour of many retailers, the answer is no.
Based on 30 years of reading News of the World and other papers [Murdoch] publishes, I think on quality we'll be willing to be judged".
But they said that it was impossible to know whether the justices would be willing to review Judge Jackson's work rather than send it back to the appeals court first to narrow some of the issues.
Owner of webmail service Lavabit that he shut down in 2013 rather than comply with US government orders to facilitate spying on Snowden Snowden has stated he would be willing to stand and be judged by a jury of peers, but doesn't believe he would receive a fair trail.
Toward the end of this ambitious book, Showalter concludes that one "must be willing to assume the responsibility of judging.
