Mr Jacobson is best when asserting the merits of a smart comic novel.
The fascinating efforts of Anonymous can be messy, but so are many freedoms when asserted so boldly.
It is silliest when asserting that "by imagining themselves into the body of Sasquatch, white working-class men could imagine themselves as black, as women, could come in contact with their own souls".
Mr. Santorum is the only one of the three who can actually appear heartfelt when asserting, as he did today on Morning Joe, that "the central issue of the day is government oppressing and taking away our economic freedoms".
In a statement to the Guardian, Halo said it had not concluded which side had deployed the weaponry or when, asserting that it "could have been any time within the last three decades".
Suppose, similarly, that in general, or perhaps always, speakers do have communicative intentions of some kind when asserting.
Suppose, nonetheless, that it is true that in general (or perhaps even always), that speakers do make commitments when asserting.
On the contrary, in full compatibility with the TH theory, universities fulfill their duty when asserting and exploring their full role and responsibilities.
Nor, when asserting that a life satisfaction study shows Utahans to be happier than New Yorkers, are they committing themselves to the tendentious claim that Utahans are better off.
Thus a Brit and an American, both untrained, might be internally the same in all relevant respects, yet refer to different greens when asserting "chicory is scrumptious".
