At times I've observed that around our interaction with technology, how it's reduced essential democratic discourse to mere soundbites, not to mention how it is easier than ever to surround ourselves with what we want to hear media-wise.
That's the essential Tarantino joke — discourse and mayhem, punctilio and murder, linked together.
They can saturate cyberspace with alternative forums, activities, and discourse essential to bridging the understanding gap.
NOAA said that "confidentiality of these communications … is essential to frank discourse among scientists," and noted that it is "a long-standing practice" to keep such communication confidential.
A free press and open discourse are essential for society and essential for biotech, irrespective of politics.
The subject of his discourse is essential to understanding the novel, and it is almost impossible to dramatize.
Sadly, such a rational, respectful discourse, so essential to the creation of public policy on this crucial issue, has been largely absent in recent years.
Mainly though, I called it like I saw it – usually in the sniffy, supercilious tones I deemed essential to all rock discourse.
We'd be happy to engage with them directly, as well, and believe this discourse is essential to shift the education conversation in a positive direction.
Its revelation of the depths of human nature and the power of malevolent social and governmental structures has made it an essential topic of ethical discourse in fields as diverse as law, medicine, religion, government, and the military.
Whether George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" has passed into the public realm or even literary oblivion, it would have been nice to see Tara McKelvey, in her review of Jonathan Rabb's novel "The Second Son" (Feb. 13), give passing acknowledgment to this essential "predecessor" to any discourse on the Spanish Civil War — fiction or not.
