In countries like Sweden that have practiced carefully calibrated even-handedness in commenting on international political clashes, public and private statements are unabashedly pro-American.
"There can certainly be no doubt that there are conspicuous camps in Black Rock City that have practiced what I call concierge culture, and their missteps have been many," Harvey wrote.
Well, then the reason must be that countries that have practiced austerity have done better than countries that haven't.
If rigid journalistic objectivity is the goal, then how is "[noting] the long line of monstrous regimes that have practiced" waterboarding any less insidious a prejudice than calling it torture outright?
But if a journalist gives me a vivid description of waterboarding, notes the long line of monstrous regimes that have practiced it, and then lays out the legal debate over whether it violates a specific statute or international accord, I don't care whether he uses the word or not".
