In the past, "Israeli discourse on diplomacy has chiefly addressed the Palestinian need for a state but did not establish parallel Israeli rights," said Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a research institute, and a former ambassador who has long been close to Mr. Netanyahu.
If the nation is to heal distanced families and broken hearts, the Polish people and Parliament should move past stalled discourse and act on marriage equality -- with respect, compassion and sensitivity -- to further affirm the dignity of LGBT Pols.
We need to get past the euphoric discourse if we truly want to digitally transform.
Mike Konczal and Jonathan Chait both have good pieces on "You didn't build that", the Obama statement that, deliberately misinterpreted, has dominated right-wing discourse these past few days.
President Bush's opening words also emphasized the importance of strengthening social and cultural ties, rather than the fight against drug trafficking and Mexico's struggle against corruption, another departure from the typical discourse between past presidents.
The Ravens have also been the favored story for most of the national news media this week, a trend that began when Giants quarterback Kerry Collins frankly discussed his checkered past -- a fascinating discourse if uncontroversial -- while Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis attracted more attention because he spent most of his time confronting his questioners.
The hype is well past boiling point; the discourse is about to begin.
He has argued in the past that American public discourse is far more willing to examine the horrors of the Holocaust than to reckon with the legacy of slavery.
But a serious discussion is exactly what we haven't been having these past couple years — because the discourse was hijacked by the wrong people, with the wrong agenda.
"It's the discourse of the past," said Vircoulon.
