Mr. Conner, it is true, has hardly a charitable word to say about museum personnel, with the exception of Peter Boswell, the primary organizer of "2000 B.C".
(Forget that the whole notion of a "strongly unitary" executive gained traction under the second Bush Presidency, when the speed of unfolding world events seemed to outstrip the response time of a deliberative — charitable word — Congress).
This kind of inconsistency -- "hypocrisy" would be the less charitable word -- has led critics of the club to conclude, not unreasonably, that its talk about cutting taxes and slashing spending obscures a less lofty agenda.
When he implores us to be "considerate," he could just as well have used the words "charitable" or "civil". But why be charitable to those who are diametrically opposed to all that we hold dear?
(See "Desultory D‑Wave") Less charitable observers uttered words I cannot report in this publication.
Having consolidated enormous power in his hands, Mr Putin can afford some charitable and nostalgic words about the 1990s, incorporating that era into the history of building Russian statehood.
Under her leadership, DoSomething.org's internet-based model and it's-hip-to-help-the-world vibe have succeeded in making the words "charitable" and "cool" synonymous- a charmed achievement in the domain of nonprofits.
The fund's charitable grant, in other words, produced ongoing "social returns" that greatly magnified the amount of the initial investment.
Are they "private, independent, charitable organisations" in the words of David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, or are they public bodies?
In other words, doing charitable work and basking in the limelight of being a royal with the perks of an apartment at St James's Palace, while maintaining an independent career and a private life.
