Whenever I want to be dazzled or inspired, I visit Edge.org, a virtual community of some of the most intelligent and provocative minds in the world.
But proponents of MMR usually have something stronger and more provocative in mind: That the standards of justification in the two societies may differ from one another and that there is no rational basis for resolving these differences.
Roger Lowenstein triggers a provocative idea.
Only then, they argue in their provocative book "Minding the Law" (Harvard University Press), can one "fully appreciate the power of the Guinevere legend in shaping Justice Scalia's portrayal of adultery".
What should, maybe, is that Aaron Freeman has outlived and outlasted Gene Ween and delivered a solo record with at least four superlative songs that are both pleasing to the ear and provocative to the mind.
Committed and outspoken to her admirers, needlessly provocative in the minds of her critics, she went from being seen by many as a breath of fresh air and integrity to being assailed two decades later by those who questioned her integrity.
Or is it – like Wallis Simpson's forgetting of the thing that was most precious to her – just another of my mind's provocative inventions?
Buffini's play is thoughtful and provocative and brings to mind contemporary parallels such as the way Liberia's female president was forced to do deals with America to rebuild her war-torn nation.But, in the end, there is still an unresolved conundrum.
The tough miles are instead done on his treadmill at home, where he sticks 2Pac or Dizzee Rascal on his iPod and lets the provocative beats distract his mind, or – more often – on the grass, track or 2.2-mile wood-chipped trail that encircles Nike's worldwide HQ in Beaverton.
We live in a video culture, and when you think of Jeter, provocative imagery comes to mind — the flip play to nail Jeremy Giambi in the playoffs, the headfirst leap into the stands to catch a foul fly against the Red Sox, a thousand slides into second followed by a hard clap of the hands.
