| 单词 | self-appointed |
| 例句 | The trio of self-appointed generals marched down to the tunnel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In a similar manner, centuries of respectable writers have gradually shifted the collective consensus of what is right and wrong while shrugging off now-forgotten edicts by self-appointed guardians of the language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s Paul’s job—self-appointed or otherwise—to get us up and out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I visualized a self-appointed jury of twelve people who condemned him to death and were forced by exigencies of the case to be their own executioners. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z For years, he’s been the subject of a patchwork of commentaries, numerous judgments, and endless character assessments from a spectrum of self-appointed experts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael, one long afternoon, helped Dale Papineau—self-appointed caretaker for half a dozen summer families—prune back the alder branches overarching their long drive. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Regularly, each morning after he had finished his breakfast, she performed her self-appointed task, till he came to look for her ministrations as much as he did for Thornton’s. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was the self-appointed owner of the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a kind of punishment favored by mobs and self-appointed judges—coal oil in the culprit’s well. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Thurber, by self-appointed virtuous contrast, saw commas as so many upturned office chairs unhelpfully hurled down the wide-open corridor of readability. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z They were self-appointed jesters in a court of fools. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Laila had been to funerals before where she had seen women like this, women who relished all things that had to do with death, official consolers who let no one trespass on their self-appointed duties. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s also a party fueled by social media, especially on Yelp, the user-review site, and Instagram, where self-appointed influencers soon learned that shared plates translated into more photo ops. Thanks for Not Sharing! My Fine Dining Isn’t Your Fork Orgy 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z It has also, as the advent of the web sleuth attests, created a lot of self-appointed experts. ‘Based on a True Story’: The Vogue of Killer Content 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Even in that self-appointed role, however, Stern’s path through the architecture scene has been spiked by curious contradictions, as seen in the course of his tenure at Yale. Architecture's King of Tradition 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The cultlike group’s self-appointed leader pulls on a French vanilla-scented e-cigarette and sermonizes that “the internet is the flattening of time.” The End Is Near in Two Dystopian Debut Novels 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Worse still are the self-appointed wine experts one tends to run into on such expeditions. Seduced by Beaune in Burgundy 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Originally entitled “Neighborhood Watch,” the comedy, which opens this Friday, was rechristened in light of shooter George Zimmerman’s self-appointed role as a neighborhood watch volunteer. “Gangster Squad”: A theater shooting in a movie. Too soon? 2012-07-24T17:20:00Z On Saturday night, the group performed three premieres and two historic pieces, in keeping with Pennington’s self-appointed roles as archivist and contemporary art-maker. At Cal State L.A., Pennington group delivers modern dance with a message 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z In a genre often beholden to a binary of good and evil, they introduced a more shaded framework, in which injustice flows as much from self-appointed saviors as it does from social dysfunction. “Watchmen,” “The Boys,” and the False Hope That Superheroes Can Save Us 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Taking place deep in the heart of red-state America, the hourlong special follows a squad of self-appointed Bigfoot hunters, made up of war veterans, ex-lawmen and "hardcore woodsmen," into the forests of rural Louisiana. 'Killing Bigfoot': Sad days for poor Sasquatch 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "Not so fast," says Jacob, now self-appointed Chief of Dejima, as an Irish-Australian convict reminds him of the duplicity of the English. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 2010-05-10T23:05:00Z But in today’s mobile, pluralistic societies with modern contraceptive options and social safety nets, God’s self-appointed sex police have little credible excuse save their own compelling need to bully and boss and stay on top. The religious right’s policing of sex robs pleasure from the underprivileged 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Napoleon III, of course, began as an elected President and ended up a self-appointed emperor, having decided that he might better serve the general interest by retaining power for life. Will Scandal Sink Emmanuel Macron? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z There's often an element of charlatanism associated with the handler's act, a nod to both the hypocrisy that sometimes bolsters self-appointed religious power. "Alabama Snake" can't out-weird "Tiger King," even if a preacher tried to murder his wife via snake 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Did you guess that being the self-appointed “world’s greatest homophobe” would cause such a swift change in your travel plans? It’s a hard time to be a homophobe 2013-03-20T15:40:00Z Karen is still a wide-eyed bunny and the show’s self-appointed morality lieutenant. 'Daredevil' review: 'Path of the Righteous' is one meandering path 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Part of Mr. Cosby’s fame was built on his self-appointed role of guardian of black respectability and occasional scold of other blacks, he said. In Cosby Trial, Treatment of Women by Powerful Men Has Its Day in Court 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Fortunately, people won't take a blind bit of notice of this self-appointed academy and will continue, quite rightly, to use words exactly as they find convenient. David Mitchell 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z That's certainly true of the self-appointed jihadis who, in the wake of 9/11, concocted harebrained plots that hurt no one but themselves. 'Four Lions' Review: Finding Comedy in Suicide Bombers 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z McEnroe, the self-appointed “Commissioner of Tennis,” appears nostalgic and even reflective on some of his past behavior and comments, especially when it comes to issues with his family. John McEnroe: ‘I am proud to be a feminist’ 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z A few months after this Damascene moment – the most famous conversion in modern Chinese literature – Lu Xun abandoned his medical studies and began a career as self-appointed literary physician to China's spiritual ills. Rereading: Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z When the Manners Police Knock WE are self-appointed, and we wear the badge of moral righteousness. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z The China-bred Maryland artist’s show is titled “Falls, Waves and White Water,” which is accurate yet doesn’t convey the difficulty of Kan’s self-appointed task. In the galleries: Chinese ink paintings, enhanced with water and words 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z "You have a very nice mustache," said Phil Olsen, the founder and self-appointed captain of Beard Team USA and one of the stars of "Whisker Wars." Put on a hairy face 2011-08-23T17:27:04Z What distinguishes the self-appointed enforcers of the crowd are their attitudes. The Social-Distancing Shamers Are Watching 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z There was often a chauvinistic edge to Lee’s self-appointed role of kung fu ambassador: his films were designed as showcases of his skill, and by extension, of the superiority of Chinese martial arts. Film: Enter the Teacher to the Dragon of Martial Arts Films 2011-01-23T02:30:15Z She frequently seizes the opportunity, be it a podcast appearance or an awards acceptance speech, to spread the word about transgender equality while simultaneously aware that she’s a self-appointed spokeswoman. In ‘Transparent,’ a Heroine Evolves Further Still 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, mayor Boris Johnson – self-appointed chair of the legacy corporation – is now pushing to accelerate what was a 20-year plan, hungry for visible results and political capital. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z The hacking world's like the wild west and you're the self-appointed sheriff. Damages' final season has come at just the right time 2012-07-11T14:28:00Z Mr. Ashpool, its self-appointed mascot, has witnessed the change from street level. Life and Design, Grounded in Pigalle 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The operation’s self-appointed sobriquet says it all: “A Terrapin Eatery.” Ratsie’s in College Park is closing, and a slice of life is slipping away 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Besides being the self-appointed driver of his daughter and her friends, Franklin is a fixer-upper. The Buy Nothing movement: Give up your stuff and pick up some friends 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z He appears to love taunting self-appointed guardians of public decency. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z Fix-It TV is what you might call that genre of reality shows on which experts, self-appointed and otherwise, swoop in and fix things that don’t work very well: restaurants, hotels, bars, body art. Critic’s Notebook: Reality TV and the Presidential Cabinet 2012-11-05T19:27:21Z Once in a while, Twitter will be spontaneously commandeered by some random self-appointed expert who commands everyone to “buckle up” because “it’s time for some game theory.” Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z As for her self-appointed status as a domestic goddess, Ms. Lawson insists that the title was taken the wrong way. Nigella Lawson Was Never Just a Domestic Goddess 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Hare’s harem didn’t work out, so he left and Clunies-Ross assumed control as the self-appointed “king” of the islands. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia | Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Ellis is in full stride here, playing a role familiar and delightful to his Twitter and podcast fans, that of self-appointed denigrator in chief of liberal-elitist attitudes. Review | In ‘White,’ Bret Easton Ellis baits his critics with morsels specially tooled to elicit outrage 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z As the platform of choice for pile-ons of partisans, defiant nonpartisans, and self-appointed referees, Twitter emerged early as the ring in which the debate narrative would be wrestled out and judged. The First Debate of the Twitter Election 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Now, the self-appointed "patron saint of facial hair" has a new single, a new message, and even some new facial hair. "What took you so long?" Mustache icon John Oates on being the furry face of Movember 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z “They’re self-appointed, but at least every day there’s a post in one of the forums.” Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Please give a good think to how you’d feel if it were your henhouse and your mother-in-law were a self-appointed fox. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Why it’s called the PTA instead of the GPTA 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z This conversation has now given way to the adjacent and far more tiresome conversation-about-the-conversation, as critics and self-appointed cultural watchdogs weigh in on whether all the alarm has been misplaced or well-founded. Why so stupid: how Joker is too juvenile to be provocative 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z There, eventually, the crime authors were joined by thriller writers and spy novelists, all of whom have had to endure being patronised from a great height by the self-appointed priesthood of the "literary novelist". The class pyramid of British literature 2010-03-22T12:01:00Z The dreams of agitators past were ours to make real, even if the unintentional byproduct of this was a cadre of obnoxious self-appointed influencers. Confessions of an Xennial: Why am I treated like a Millennial when I feel like Gen-X? 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z This theory is backed up by many other self-appointed social media specialists. Why social media isn't the magic bullet for self-epublished authors 2012-07-30T14:46:59Z Maybe it’s the Washington upbringing: Adler, now 61, thinks of himself as the self-appointed mayor of his industry and calls politicians the original event experts. Reinventing the Washington party: Cut the speeches, pump up the schmoozing 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z It could be that the press, law enforcement, and the courts tend to find fault with self-appointed deities because, as often as not, they do and believe alarming things. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Hollywood teems with pompous self-appointed kings ruling their fiefs as they see fit. Review: ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ Features Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z From there Stewart gradually evolved into the principal media mouthpiece or channel – the two things are not quite the same – for what might be called common-sense liberalism, the self-appointed pathway of Enlightenment reason. Fox News is half-right about Jon Stewart: How the brilliant satirist of the Bush years has been undone by his BFF in the White House 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It's a flawed tale crafted by self-appointed, if nobly intentioned, storytellers with a vested interest in continuing a narrative that long ago proved to be bunk. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015: 11 other acts that should be in 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z I hope to remember that I am a wealthy person now, and hand-wringing about the cost of private preschool would render me as unsympathetic as a self-appointed advocate for the oppressed. “The House of God,” a Book as Sexist as It Was Influential, Gets a Sequel 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z No doubt he would be horrified to learn there was some self-appointed guardian, hellbent on shielding him from a controversy that did not even exist to begin with. Would the fake Denzel Washington spokesman please step forward? 2013-02-28T17:43:19Z At the same time, self-appointed men’s advocates complained that women were inordinately fond of the very types of decorative foods being marketed to them. How steak became manly and salads became feminine 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z At such times, self-appointed keepers of conventional wisdom have ginned up public paroxysms of alarm and rage at selected internal enemies whom they blame for the crisis. How’d we get here? The unholy crusade against political correctness was all the cover Trump needed 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Speaking to Fox host and self-appointed spokesman for unborn babies Bill O’Reilly, Rove assured that he’s just getting warmed up. Karl Rove is now going after Ashley Judd 2013-02-08T16:40:00Z What she seeks to ban is self-appointed, and often uninformed, “manners police” causing a ruckus. Perspective | Miss Manners: Calling a grown sibling ‘mean’ won’t help the situation 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Cornelius is the void at the heart of “Gurlitt: Status Report,” a man who never registered his address, who didn’t watch television or see a movie after 1967, a self-appointed keeper of the family flame. The Void at the Heart of ‘Gurlitt: Status Report’ 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The show is based on a Rolling Stone article about the real-life phenomenon of self-appointed superheroes, a disquieting subject that makes for an off-putting show. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Newest Is an Amazon Pilot Standout 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z In acts of self-punishment, I would read these self-appointed gurus, or watch them on the “Today” show spouting their B.S., and genuinely worry that they were right — that I would end up sad and alone. How to actually “marry smart” 2014-03-11T23:00:00Z But the Jungle has peacekeepers, too; self-appointed mediators who broker truces, or if deemed necessary, ask troublemakers to leave. Apple’s desolate neighbor: Inside Silicon Valley’s largest shantytown 2013-12-17T13:15:00Z Another, different group of self-appointed music "experts" will be equally enraged by this book, people who spit out the words "relativism" as if they are going to choke to death at the very thought. Howard Goodall's top 10 music books 2013-02-06T13:47:13Z Photograph: BBC/PA He's spent 45 years as the human race's self-appointed defender. Doctor Cool 2010-04-01T22:26:00Z I’m otherwise grateful to that nurse who, despite her self-appointed documentarian duties, helped bring our baby girl into the world with care and expertise. Cultural Studies: The Digital Lives of Babies 2011-02-18T22:04:31Z First it challenged the idea that Joel McHale's smug Jeff Winger, the self-appointed leader of the study group, actually improved their lives. Best TV episodes of the decade, a highly subjective list 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z The men in this opera are self-appointed heroes – they make a conscious decision to act heroically.But they are ultimately unsuccessful. Prima Donnas 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z The museum’s self-appointed educational mission is central to the movie’s action. Frederick Wiseman’s Relentless Museum Talk 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The irony, of course, is that Cherry—who was fired on Monday by Sportsnet, the “Hockey Night in Canada” broadcaster, for accusing immigrants of being insufficiently patriotic—was also, for decades, the sport’s self-appointed gatekeeper. The Firing of Don Cherry, Hockey’s Self-Appointed Gatekeeper 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z As murder proliferates, lynch mobs, vigilantes and various self-appointed arbiters of informal justice leave a trail of corpses across Los Angeles. Frontier justice was brutal in Los Angeles, and 'Eternity Street' gets to the heart of the matter 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z I’m talking about the seemingly endless parade of programs that feature self-appointed experts demonstrating how to survive should you become stranded in a desert, or on an island, or almost anywhere in Alaska or Canada. Critic?s Notebook: Gutting a Porcupine and Other Tips for the Apocalypse 2010-12-29T20:22:17Z What kind of self-appointed holiday tradition was this? How I learned to stop worrying and love Elf on the Shelf 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Among the self-appointed hall monitors is Michelangelo Ilagan, 25, a Web designer in Philadelphia. Who Elected Me Mayor on Foursquare? I Did 2010-08-19T00:13:00Z Buzzfeed critiqued her as a “self-appointed spokesperson of South Asian womanhood” who is “a privileged young woman from the West.” Instapoet Rupi Kaur may be controversial, but fans and book sales are on her side 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z On Wikipedia, which is written collaboratively by self-appointed volunteers around the world, edits are approved or denied by volunteer administrators, who use a set of notability criteria to determine which articles deserve to be published. She’s made 1,750 Wikipedia bios for female scientists who haven’t gotten their due 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z I reckon the cash-strapped British public have had enough of this self-appointed metropolitan artistic elite blowing Arts Council money on quills and flagons of sack. David Mitchell: A 'new' play by William Shakespeare? I'd prefer a new play by somebody else 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z But environmentalists should remember that they don’t need any self-appointed serious person to confer respectability upon them. The Green Movement isn’t fringe! 2013-03-05T17:20:00Z Which is to say, as self-appointed rulers, we are shams. Picture Books for the Wild at Heart 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z They might also ponder that they are now forced to answer for self-appointed defenders of the “masculine spirit” like the Canadian academic Jordan Peterson, at whose worldview this “Black Christmas” takes implicit aim. ‘Black Christmas’ Review: Horror for a New Era of Campus Debates 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He points to the role of self-appointed terrorism experts in promoting this fear while drawing lucrative consulting contracts for themselves. James Risen’s ‘Pay Any Price’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In an interview with the self-appointed master of slang, Jonathon Greene, we discuss some of the challenges of the three-volume, 1.5m-word project to chronicle hundreds of years of slang history. A merry and foul-mouthed Christmas 2010-12-17T15:13:59Z There’s a constant self-interrogation at play in both works, as every self-appointed detective weighs their sincere desire to do good against the lurid curiosity to which such subjects can lend themselves. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: the story of the search for the Golden State Killer 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z I am the self-appointed guardian of English literature, Michael Dirda on the misunderstood poet Stevie Smith 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Our self-appointed expert is playing some juicy roles, but it's not his company, nor is he directing any of the plays. The secret actor on the proper way to recite Shakespeare 2013-06-23T19:43:01Z The self-appointed “Lifers” took over ABC boards and, though they failed to save their series, it did land another run on MTV. Riot grrrls, beta males and fluid fashion: how My So-Called Life changed TV forever 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z An inveterate contrarian and a wide-ranging skeptic, Mr. Sahl was a self-appointed warrior against hypocrisy who cast a jaundiced eye on social trends, gender relations and conventional wisdom of all sorts. Mort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z In any event, one wintry day my block's self-appointed grandmother to all called me regarding the local traffic circle's seasonal decorations, which she lovingly curates throughout the year. For the rest of us, there's Festivus: Celebrating 25 years of a "Seinfeld" holiday about nothing 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z In “The Book of V,” everyone is playing a part, self-appointed or culturally prescribed. Review | Anna Solomon’s ‘Book of V’ will please fans of ‘The Hours’ with its sprawling take on a biblical tale 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z THE sidewalks of the East Village were packed with chain smokers and European bar-hoppers, but Max Goldberg, a self-appointed organic-food guru, ducked into Commodities Natural Market, a modern health-food store on First Avenue. Up Close: Yielding to His Natural Self 2011-02-02T20:00:36Z Survival, though, is a peculiar thing, and Robert Christgau, the self-appointed Dean of American Rock Critics, is a peculiar survivor if ever there were one. Robert Christgau: How One Man Survived Writing 13,000 Album Reviews 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The controversial actress and satellite radio personality has been best known in more recent years as a self-appointed “mother warrior” on a dubious search for a link between autism and vaccination. Wrong again, Jenny McCarthy: First it was vaccines and autism, now it’s HIV 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Moreover, I am loath to join the self-righteous Tsk Brigade, those self-appointed custodians of social propriety who demand blood every time someone in the public eye says or writes something others might find offensive. Gene Weingarten: An error of comedies 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z These self-appointed, self-serving narratives described a deified figure I didn't recognise. Saul Bellow's Heart by Greg Bellow – digested read 2013-04-14T16:00:01Z The newest wave of culture makers in Salonika includes Sfina, a self-appointed “urban prankster network” that instigates flash mobs in public spaces. Next Stop: Salonika, Greece?s Cultural Capital 2011-11-04T16:01:38Z David St. Louis, who plays Jake, the "Cannibal King" and Violet and Daisy's self-appointed protector, practically causes a reshuffling of tectonic plates underneath the St. James during his seismic rendition of "You Should Be Loved." Revivals turn 2 problem-child musicals into something special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z In an Internet era, when self-appointed critics could heap scorn on a star, “stylists began getting extraordinarily powerful,” said Melissa Rivers, executive producer of “Fashion Police.” Hollywood?s Power Stylists 2012-01-13T22:05:14Z A self-appointed leader tries to enforce civility in the face of extreme hardship — food is scarce and zombies are lurking — but this little band of humanity just can’t get its act together. The Baltimore apocalypse: Small theaters, wild visions Lacking narration or dialogue, the film simply follows this self-appointed savior, as packs of startlingly beautiful dogs greet him with unanticipated affection. Animal Lovers, Rejoice: The NY Cat and Dog Film Festivals Return 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “We are aware that a self-appointed would-be biographer, one Stephen Phillips, is embarked on a book on Christopher,” they wrote in an email, which The New York Times reviewed. Hitchens Biography Proceeds, Against His Widow’s Wishes 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Once I had become the self-appointed gender police, it hardly mattered. Confessions of a Prep-School Feminist 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z These were the self-appointed arbiters of good taste in America. An Immigrant Named Trump 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z It is a theory fully embraced by the video vigilantes known as The Cart Narcs, self-appointed enforcers who confront shoppers trying to leave without returning their carts. Everyone Has a Theory About Shopping Carts 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z For answers to this and allied questions, his mind turned as of habit to Giles Oakley, his enigmatic mentor and self-appointed patron. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – extract 2013-04-12T20:01:02Z And that is not possible when we are selfish, self-appointed arbiters of what the person in the front of the room with the microphone ought to be talking about. Michelle Obama’s heckler win 2013-06-05T14:41:00Z Many are making their names as self-appointed spokeswomen for any number of causes, burnishing their brands in the process and upending the perception that they are mere hangers for luxury wares. Models Are Raising Their Voices, and Their Profiles, Online 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Acknowledging them is the self-appointed task of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission: a private foundation that identifies and rewards members of the public for being heroes. What Makes an American Hero? (Or a Canadian One?) 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z A patrician touch at odds with her upgraded Everywoman image, it is one in a string of inconsistencies that has sometimes bewildered self-appointed critics. Ann Romney Is Writing Her Own Dress Code 2012-06-13T21:02:43Z A barricaded elite enclosure was cornered off for VIPs, girlfriends and press, manned by Hells Angels and other self-appointed security. Hyde Park, 1969: the counterculture's greatest day. And the Rolling Stones came too 2013-04-06T23:06:16Z Not that any heckling could ever discourage Ramos, who became a spirited, self-appointed leader of the “In the Heights” team. With ‘In the Heights,’ Anthony Ramos Finds Stardom on His Own Terms 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z As their self-appointed instructor, that course in study hall was my first foray into teaching, which eventually would blossom into a lifelong career and, early on, get Pat and me out of the draft. How Pat Conroy and I became lifelong best friends 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z For Matisse, self-appointed purveyor of luxe, calme, and volupté, it seems that trial-and-error rawness, some evidence of struggle, validated the work. ‘Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs,’ a Victory Lap at MoMA 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Three years ago the self-appointed queen of shops was appointed the government's high-street tsar. Mary Portas: 'I'm one of the best in the world at retail' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z I discovered dishes that were staggeringly tasty, but also humbling reminders of how little even a self-appointed Thai food fanatic like me actually knows about the country’s cuisine. Choice Tables: In Chiang Mai, a Chef Traces His Menus 2011-11-04T18:37:25Z Unfortunately, just as their self-appointed homicidal mission is done, and they enjoy a celebratory hug on the deck of a boat, Villanelle is shot. "Killing Eve" boss on that shocking finale: "It just felt like the most truthful end" 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Around the country, there are classes taught by self-appointed etiquette counselors — Emily Posts for a new age — delivering a more decentralized and less formal approach to teaching manners than in years past. Eat, Drink, Be Nice: Teaching Children Manners 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z He is the self-appointed protector of Russians, even those living in other countries like Ukraine. Review: Walter Laqueur’s ‘Putinism’ Dissects a Canny Russian Leader 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The mysterious author named Anonymous was a player, a self-appointed early-warning system about Trump’s presidency. Miles Taylor spoke out against Trump as ‘Anonymous.’ Now he’s gone public and is hiding out. 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z He also adds that he had a specific purpose in mind: “to take a sword and become a self-appointed minister of defense and propaganda of the New Cinema.” Jonas Mekas, Champion of the “Poetic” Cinema 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z This is all part of Carey’s now-yearly tradition of announcing her everlasting presence as the self-appointed “Queen of Christmas,” due to her tune’s enduring popularity, almost 30 years after its release. Mariah Carey, a.k.a. the Queen of Christmas, is done defrosting and ready for a holiday tour 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Its members embraced a self-appointed mission to aggressively combat antisemitism with swaggering slogans like “every Jew a .22” that over time evolved into terror campaigns against their perceived enemies. Ex-Jewish Defense League bomber's parole a 'gut punch' for Palestinian Americans 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Even being roundly defeated militarily by Israel in Gaza might only fuel the group’s stature as a self-appointed defender of Palestinian aspirations. As Gaza ground invasion looms, what do Hamas and Israel see as the endgame? 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z But there's one big, amazing exception to the rule — the group of self-appointed investigators who joined a grassroots online effort to uncover the identities of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Meet the online sleuths who cracked Jan. 6: "People are behind bars today who would not be" 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The self-appointed Queen of Christmas unveiled dates on Monday for her Merry Christmas One and All! tour, which includes several stops in the United States and Canada. Mariah Carey says she is 'defrosting' for her Christmas tour — which will hit the Hollywood Bowl 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Burkina Faso's self-appointed transition government has already ordered the departure of France's ambassador and that of senior United Nations official Barbara Manzi. Burkina Faso junta orders French embassy's defence attache to leave 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z “The letter implies that Wyoming citizens — Wyoming parents — are not capable of deciding how best to govern themselves and need the self-appointed morality police to show them the way,” Gordon said in a statement. Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z “Incidents of vigilantism and self-appointed sheriffs will not be tolerated by this government.” Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z “But, I repeat, this is the job of authorities and only of authorities. Incidents of vigilantism and self-appointed sheriffs will not be tolerated by this government.” Greece reinforces firefighting forces as a massive wildfire in the northeast burns for a 13th day 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Henry Kissinger, our centenarian former secretary of state and self-appointed intermediary with China, has asserted that the West should not force "an embarrassing defeat" on Russia. Russia, Ukraine and Versailles: Bogus lessons from history won't solve this crisis 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Running through its center, almost like a spine, their self-appointed motto: “Aqua Vita Est.” The frothy saga of the Jacuzzi family 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Some worry that the conference could prove to be another grand summit held by a leader who loves his self-appointed role as multilateral consensus builder and disrupter — but does not always deliver results. Countries on Front Lines of Climate Change Seek New Lifeline in Paris 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The lawsuit alleges those shots were fired by self-appointed security guards, some carrying semi-automatic rifles, who had been patrolling the zone and had been trained by Seattle police. Family of teen killed during CHOP files lawsuit blaming city for creating danger 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z This is where self-appointed colony caretakers like Ms. Gabriel — she takes pride in the title “cat lady” — devote their efforts. How to Clear 500,000 Feral Cats From New York’s Streets 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The Grizzlies’ self-appointed bear-poker avoided suspension for poking James in a sensitive place in Game 3, but Brooks was playing terribly even before he got ejected. Heat, Lakers have chance to take 3-1 first-round leads 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted after a trial in which his attorneys essentially used the law as a defense. Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Despite rampant speculation from legal observers and self-appointed media experts, the outcome of this case is impossible to predict. Dominion v. Fox News goes to trial: Fall of the Murdoch empire, or attack on press freedom? 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The hypocrisy and predictability of politicians, clergy and the rest of the self-appointed defenders of African traditions and culture is never short of amusement. Viewpoint: East Africa's battle over culture and homosexuality 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Other far-right factions throughout the country have shown up with AR-15s to intimidate voters and local officials, harass Muslims outside of mosques, and stand as self-appointed guards at pro-Donald Trump rallies. Armed with AR-15s, extremist and militia groups anticipate civil unrest Laufer’s lawsuits and lawsuits by other self-appointed “testers” have divided federal appeals courts. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit involving disability activist 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z "The choice of what to read must be left to the reader or, in the case of children, to parents. That choice does not belong to self-appointed book police." "Never seen anything like this": U.S. librarians report book bans hit record high in 2022 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z In return, the self-appointed traffic officers expect some money or food, which most motorists - except the most miserly - have no problem giving. South Africa's minister of electricity: Can Ramokgopa end load-shedding? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z She has promised to work with education officials on new guidance for schools to make clear that teachers "do not have to answer to self-appointed community activists". Police speak to child about death threats after Quran damaged at Wakefield school 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z I hope the self-appointed "experts" in our newsrooms take a moment to consider how to cover stories in the future. ‘Lab leak’ report energizes Republicans’ covid probes 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Indeed I would become the self-appointed sheriff if I acted in such a way. Judge praises Birmingham oil protesters' 'admirable aims' 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “They disrespected him. They haven’t done what he told them to do. They didn’t stop … He was a self-appointed vigilante because this is where he lived. This is where he lived with his wife.” Self-defense or vigilantism? Officer faces double-murder trial in Md. 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The self-appointed Mr. Unlimited was nothing but limited. Russell Wilson gets a lifeline with Broncos’ hiring of Sean Payton 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Jamie Lee Curtis — the self-appointed 2023 awards season cheerleader — had a pure, gleeful reaction to her first Academy Awards nomination after a long career in Hollywood. Jamie Lee Curtis' reaction to her first Oscar nod is so pure: 'No filters. No fakery' 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Despite those setbacks, Leeds has decided to forge ahead with its own self-appointed year of culture. Leeds 2023: Stadium show launches year of culture after Brexit blow 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Second photo: Headlines about Musk banning the accounts of journalists for daring to report on some of the shadier moves of the self-appointed champion of "free speech." Elon Musk's censorship spree exposes the fundamental flaw in the right's definition of "free speech" 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The contrasts were glaring and never easily reconciled: As crypto’s self-appointed ambassador to Washington, Bankman-Fried was pressing for federal regulation even as he dodged U.S. oversight from his corporate headquarters in the Bahamas. Sam Bankman-Fried charmed Washington. Then his crypto empire imploded. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The 30-year-old emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s top donors this election cycle and in recent months became the crypto industry’s self-appointed ambassador to Washington. FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as firm files for bankruptcy 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Last month he helped the group file successful legal challenges to self-appointed vigilantes who patrolled ballot drop boxes in Maricopa County, at times carrying long guns and wearing body armor. Election Officials Say Efforts to Bolster the Voting System Worked 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Bankman-Fried’s status as the industry’s self-appointed ambassador to Washington also appeared in serious jeopardy. Crypto chaos continues as Binance drops bid to buy rival FTX 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z As another Election Day nears, intimidation has crept up to levels not seen for decades, while self-appointed watchdogs search for fraud and monitor the vote. Fears and Suspicion Hang Over Voting on Cusp of Election Day 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z These three splashy events — the first in three years to involve international guests — were meant to show that Hong Kong was still worthy of its self-appointed title of “Asia’s World City.” In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z In Arizona, voters have complained of intimidation by self-appointed drop-box monitors — some of them armed — prompting a federal judge to set strict new limits. Biden warns GOP could set nation on ‘path to chaos’ as democratic system faces strain 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z More recently he defended self-appointed election monitors — some masked and wearing tactical gear — menacing voters near ballot drop boxes, saying it was perfectly fine for them to carry weapons. Column: Is Arizona paving 'the road to authoritarianism' with its slate of GOP election deniers? 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Gates and other local law-enforcement officials have warned the self-appointed monitors against intimidating voters, and three voting rights groups have sought court orders against them. Election denier Mark Finchem’s sleeper campaign closes in on MAGA prize 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Simone, who gained prominence touring with Macklemore and as a self-appointed leader of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, also declined to comment. Judge to decide if Seattle police can be held liable in sex trafficking case 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z I was intercepted at the square by Marquise Bowie, a former felon and community activist who has become its self-appointed tour guide. This Minnesota Race Will Show the Potency of Crime vs. Abortion 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Text messages show Seattle’s fire chief and the mayor’s office coordinated with Simone during the protests, adding authority to his self-appointed role. 6 women accused a Seattle hip-hop artist of sex trafficking, allege police ‘did virtually nothing’ 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z They are law school dropouts, self-appointed political pundits or ambitiously litigious Americans, all seeking to make their way onto one of the most high-profile dockets in the country. Anyone can submit filings to a court docket. The Mar-a-Lago probe proves it. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z That much is evident in how most of the self-appointed guardians of "life" are reacting to this story: by viciously attacking Walker's son, Christian Walker. Herschel Walker's abortion scandal won't alienate Christian right voters — here's why 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Seiler, 57, became the fence’s self-appointed guardian and curator and, as a professional home organizer, started doing what she does best: arranging the pieces into categories. A White House fence’s Black Lives Matter art has been saved for history 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z This is “Asia’s World City,” Hong Kong’s self-appointed title, after more than two years under some of the world’s toughest pandemic rules. After Pandemic Barriers, Can Hong Kong Recover as a Global Metropolis? 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Woody Clendenen, a leader in a self-appointed but longstanding local militia, pointedly kept his tiny Cottonwood barbershop open for indoor haircuts. The California County Where MAGA Took Control 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Oh, the intolerance of the self-appointed guardians of tolerance. Opinion | To appease Democrats, NAACP misses opportunity to help Black community 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z He and other self-appointed leaders have written dozens of letters by hand and visited local nonprofits to try and catch the attention of government officials. Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Little did the public know that they were hearing from two health minister - one of them secretly self-appointed. Scott Morrison: Ex-Australia PM held five additional portfolios, Albanese says 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Sontag noted that “homosexuals” were the self-appointed arbiters of camp, which was fitting, as camp was at once a private code and a set of “flamboyant mannerisms susceptible of a double interpretation.” Perspective | How Sinema subverts the radical conventions of queer politics 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Still, the judge said Reffitt took on a “self-appointed leadership role” outside the Capitol, encouraging and waving on a crowd behind him as he confronted police while carrying a handgun and megaphone. First Jan. 6 defendant convicted at trial receives longest sentence of 7 years 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z A group of self-appointed “conservatives” last week published the “conservative case” about how the 2020 election — with its ballot-harvesting, shady ballot drop boxes and the cavalcade of media lies protecting Mr. Biden — was totally fair. Trump: The joyful gambler 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Sixteen self-appointed Georgia “electors” for former President Trump from the 2020 election are under criminal investigation, according to a new court filing by Fulton County prosecutors this week. Georgia’s self-appointed pro-Trump ‘electors’ from 2020 under criminal investigation 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Nothing could be more contrary to popular rule than the violent decapitation of a government, party or social movement by one self-appointed executioner. Opinion | The Abe assassination reminds us that individuals make history 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z She was later moved to a cell for six inmates, where the self-appointed “boss” and other prisoners tormented her. A Russian musician mounts a modest antiwar protest and pays the price 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Venezuelan Jonathan Ávila, one of the group's self-appointed leaders, said they want buses to carry them to the U.S. border. World Digest: June 24, 2022 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z As a self-appointed aficionado of all things cosmic, I was eager to see it and to learn the nuts and bolts of their multiverse. Tripping Through the Universes 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z As your self-appointed fact checker, I have therefore examined the merits of the accusation. Opinion | GOP ‘built on fraud, fear and fascism’? If the jackboot fits ... 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “Although self-appointed arbiters of responsibility may believe otherwise, leaders of our elected government, both Democratic and Republican, have always believed that having a strong military was socially responsible.” Russia’s War Prompts a Pitch for ‘Socially Responsible’ Military Stocks 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z An oligarchy is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Zimmerman, whose father is white and whose mother is Hispanic, was a self-appointed, armed neighborhood watcher who eventually claimed self-defense and was acquitted of murder charges. After Trayvon, Ben Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Some of the convoy’s self-appointed leaders had right-wing organizing backgrounds, including Tamara Lich, a former member of a fringe party that advocated secession for western provinces. Ottawa protesters cleared from parliament encampment 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The New York Times reported that from hotels near the Ottawa protests, “a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds, have orchestrated a disciplined and highly coordinated occupation.” Canada’s trucker blockade demands American attention 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z From them, a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds, have orchestrated a disciplined and highly coordinated occupation. Behind the Fractious Collaboration Steering the Canada Protests 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The self-appointed security force for the March on Washington in 1963 was composed of Black veterans who applied the structure and strategies they learned in the military to keep a demonstration of 250,000 peaceful. Review | In the 1950s, their lonely battles on rights and the environment heralded changes to come 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Seiler became a self-appointed guardian and the curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. Black Lives Matter fence’s guardian seeks to preserve artwork: ‘I want it seen’ 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z As a kid, I took great pride in being the self-appointed “recycling captain” for my family. Recycling: Put the onus on producers and manufacturers 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The story that sent self-appointed Web sleuths into a justice-seeking frenzy last week starts with an age-old dating phenomenon that has earned a modern moniker: “ghosting.” Opinion | We all want catharsis. West Elm Caleb shows it can carry a cost. 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Toward that end, they invited in a self-appointed judge who tried and convicted local officials in star chambers and planned to remove them from power. From the Bundys to the Rotunda: How allowing far-right terrorism to fester led to the Capitol riot 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In “Vigilante justice and the end of America,” Kathleen Parker pointed out the threat to democracy when we allow self-appointed vigilantes to take justice into their own hands. Opinion | Vigilantes in America 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z He would, in fact, be the self-appointed and elected stand-in for what turned out to be little short of madness personified. Welcome to the martians! 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z I fear that other self-appointed, heavily armed vigilantes will take this verdict as a green light to act out their bloody fantasies. Opinion | Kyle Rittenhouse’s not-guilty verdict should not be a green light for other armed vigilantes 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z He was the self-appointed guardian of someone else’s property who wielded a semiautomatic weapon while striding through a crowd that was already hyped up, angry and on edge. Perspective | Identifying danger in the Rittenhouse case 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z An inveterate contrarian and a wide-ranging skeptic, Sahl was a self-appointed warrior against hypocrisy who cast a jaundiced eye on social trends, gender relations and conventional wisdom of all sorts. This week’s passages 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The men said they were there as part of a Kenosha militia, self-appointed to protect the city from damage. What to Know About the Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “This place wasn’t maintained, as you can see,” said Aymen Tahari, 40, the owner of the struggling plant nursery facing the monument and, as of about two weeks ago, its self-appointed caretaker. Tunisians Recall Revolution Reluctantly, if at All: ‘It Just Faded Away’ 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z He added that local fire officials and government construction workers had been in touch with the building’s self-appointed representatives in the days before the fire broke out. At Least 46 Die as Blaze Tears Through ‘Ghost Building’ in Taiwan 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith could be evasive about his indelible sartorial style and his name: The “Dr.” was a self-appointed title, adopted in part to distinguish him from another jazz and soul keyboard player, Lonnie Liston Smith. Dr. Lonnie Smith, jazz master of the Hammond B3 organ, dies at 79 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The self-appointed chronicler of the robbery films the suspects bolting out of the store with their bags in hand. Ulta Beauty store in Illinois robbery captured on video by shopper 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z But there he was, on home confinement and a self-appointed central figure in yet another quixotic legal battle. The man behind Texas abortion lawsuit is better known as an anti-tax crusader 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Matthew Anthony Harper, a former chaplain who is the self-appointed White House correspondent for a little-known media outlet called InterMountain Christian News, says his access to administration sources is being restricted. Eccentric Christian reporter causing headaches for Jen Psaki, White House press corps 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z We also see this in the new abortion ban in Texas, which bypasses law enforcement altogether and empowers self-appointed bounty hunters to chase down anyone suspected of helping women abort their pregnancies. From 9/11 to 1/6: What does "terrorism" look like? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z As Salon reported last week, Lindell not only recently sold one of his private planes but has also paid out millions to his self-appointed cyber experts. Mike Lindell claims spreading lies about Dominion Voting Systems is good for business 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Wade, rolling out the red carpet for every GOP-controlled state in the country to pass similarly dystopian laws that rely on self-appointed misogynistic bounty hunters to police women's bodies. Texas better wake Democrats up 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Result: I am happy to mentally travel the globe with “River Monsters” angler/melodrama king Jeremy Wade, and even wander through Outer Bleakistan with pasty-skinned self-appointed survivalists being “Naked and Afraid.” The decline of American civilization: There’s more bad TV than ever; it’s available everywhere; and it’s making us fat, lazy, selfish and stupid 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Like many cocktails, it has many self-appointed creators. Hit TV shows can rocket certain cocktails to their own superstardom 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z For example, as the 2008 recession crumpled state and city revenues, many school districts, under the guidance of self-appointed financial experts, invested in chic yet ultimately risky financial assets like “variable bonds” and “interest swaps.” Opinion | We’re Burying Our Kids in Debt (Just Not the Way You Think) 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z At the head of the line, a currency broker acts as a self-appointed monitor and imposes order by giving everyone a number, which he writes on their arms with a blue permanent marker. They wait hours to withdraw cash, but most ATMs are empty 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z This is the lesson plan for the self-appointed thought police. Meet Christopher Rufo — leader of the incoherent right-wing attack on "critical race theory" 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z He accepts the narrative of aides who present themselves as “the self-appointed adults in the room” and claim to have a taming influence on Trump’s wilder instincts. Review | A new Trump book is disturbing but entertaining — and maybe that’s a problem 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z But isn’t it possible, even probable, that Plato and other self-appointed saviors, who say they’ve seen the light and want us to see it too, are charlatans? Quantum Mechanics, Plato's Cave and the Blind Piranha 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z But, of course, all these self-appointed mini-Goebbels are actually the patsies. Trump supporters think they're players — but they're still just pawns 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z It will be a place where the Route 40 incident is justified, where denying or complicating access to constitutional rights becomes the cost of doing business to safeguard the country for only self-appointed “real Americans.” Perspective | America can still choose solidarity. The Black experience shows the way. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Not simply because, where City’s players seemed diminished by the occasion, driven to a frenzy by their desperation to deliver the club its self-appointed destiny, Chelsea’s appeared to be inspired by it. N’Golo Kanté, Chelsea and Beating the System 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z “Though several statues were removed, hundreds remained firmly in place, protected by police, local governments and state legislatures, self-appointed militias, and heritage laws.” Review | The campaign to erect Confederate statues — and preserve Confederate values 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z While our duty as Guardians is self-appointed, the massive hubris of this effort does not obviate its absolute necessity. On Exploring Mars and Saving Endangered Species 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The self-appointed vigilante who shot Trayvon Martin to death was acquitted. Opinion | I hope Derek Chauvin will be convicted. But hope is dangerous. 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z As the flight’s self-appointed commander, he offered one of the four SpaceX Dragon capsule seats to St. Jude. Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z For many Americans, it was jarring to listen to self-appointed defenders of the Constitution justify taking up arms in a paranoid vision of government overreach. ‘Its Own Domestic Army’: How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Members of violent militias began to go to protests as self-appointed police forces, sometimes saying that they had heeded Mr. Trump’s call. How Trump’s Focus on Antifa Distracted Attention From the Far-Right Threat 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z On the eve of the election, Mosley and her group were crisscrossing the state in their self-appointed “Blackest bus in America.” In Georgia, get-out-the-vote operations that helped Biden win haven’t stopped 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The deceit trickles down from Mr. Trump to his direct surrogates to the self-appointed foot soldiers who roam the fever swamps of hyperpartisan news outlets and social media. Opinion | Trump is the problem when it comes to disinformation. So what now? 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Please, to the anti-Dodgers marching and chowder society: Do NOT attempt to tarnish this world championship with your self-appointed “asterisk” because it was a 60-game season. Letters: Dodgers' World Series championship was worth the wait 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Happy’s legal team is self-appointed, but she is the first elephant ever to pass the mirror test. Is an elephant a person? A New York court is set to decide 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z There’s fear of neighbors: On Election Day, self-appointed guardians armed with assault weapons plan to take up positions outside local polling places. Amid fears of Election Day chaos, one county prepares for anxious days after the vote 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z On YouTube, self-appointed experts claiming to read public figures' expressions sometimes garner millions of views. What can body language analysis really tell us? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Nina Jankowicz, a political scholar at the Wilson Center, wrote in The Atlantic that "confrontations between unorganized, self-appointed poll watchers and individual voters are a recipe for trouble—and a threat to a fair election." "A threat to a fair election": Experts warn of danger posed by armed pro-Trump poll watchers 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z It pains Radha to see her work diluted and sensationalized for the clucking patrons and self-appointed gatekeepers of the theater world. Review: In Netflix's terrific 'Forty-Year-Old Version,' Radha Blank finds art in all the right places 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Tolerance for heavily armed, self-appointed peacekeepers in our public square is not required by the Second Amendment. Perspective | Gun laws were meant to ban private militants. Now, our hands are tied. 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z As with Season 1, new episodes mine disturbing corners of reality with crude humor, wonderfully flawed characters and smart, timely themes, taking aim at everything from white supremacist idiots to cancel culture’s self-appointed woke police. Why you need to watch 'The Boys,' even if you loathe superheroes 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Both incidents have drawn complaints that local authorities abetted the violence by tolerating the presence of these self-appointed enforcers with no uniforms, varied training and limited accountability. As clashes between armed groups and leftist protesters turn deadly, police face complaints of tolerating vigilantes 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Both incidents have drawn complaints that local authorities abetted the violence by tolerating the presence of these self-appointed gunmen with no uniforms, varied training and limited accountability. Police face complaints of tolerating vigilantes 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z After weeks of coaching up his colleagues and overseeing the action as the self-appointed pickleball “commissioner,” Foster formulated and distributed a rankings list of his fellow referees based on their playing ability. For NBA refs in the bubble, pickleball is an obsession, and its ringleader is a ‘wild child’ 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z To get into his coffee shop, he sometimes had to seek the permission of self-appointed armed guards to cross a border they had erected. Abolish the Police? Those Who Survived the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Amid the confusing cacophony, many now rely on recommendations by fellow parents, scientists, media commentators, local public health officials, celebrities, social media influencers, self-appointed experts, political activists or, in Woolery’s case, a TV entertainer. With little clarity on coronavirus, Americans crowdsource how to live in a pandemic 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The flood of information — and misinformation: Lacking federal guidance on how to navigate the pandemic safely, Americans are turning elsewhere: friends, social media, self-appointed experts, TV entertainers. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, July 21: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z But she also helped that same VA staff at volunteer events and counseled younger teammates as the self-appointed “Grandma” on the national team. At age 60 and paralyzed, she tried to row across the Pacific 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The degree to which the self-appointed "law and order president" disrespects the legal system is unprecedented. Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's sentence is blatant corruption: He'll get away with it 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Now it is slated to be removed under pressure from self-appointed intellectuals and armchair historians who believe that the statue is a monument to white supremacy. Opinion | Removing the Statues (T.R. and Others) 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z If Trump had allowed government scientists to lead the way on combating the virus, Slavitt said his efforts and those of many other self-appointed virus information sources might have been unnecessary. With little clarity on coronavirus, Americans crowdsource how to live in a pandemic 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Add to that multiple situations where self-appointed "patrols" of armed conservatives have shown up at demonstrations to threatened protesters, claiming they are responding to the threat of imaginary antifa violence. How and why Fox News is encouraging right-wing vigilante violence toward protesters 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Then a group of white militia members, on a self-appointed mission to protect the statue, showed up with guns. From Columbus to Confederates, Anger About Statues Boils Over 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z All valid questions, of course: I’ve seen “Shark Tank,” so like any self-appointed visionary with a shoddy idea for a product, I know how to answer feedback convincingly. Soccer’s Stars Find Their Voice 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z "No, no, this is a war journal," I would reply, imagining such a distinction as sufficiently manly to overcome whatever stigma they had when it came to this self-appointed diarist. Celebrated to death: Memorial Day is killing us 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z When self-appointed gatekeepers refused to show them the way in, disillusionment set in. India Jordan: how Tipping the Velvet inspired a joyful dance explosion 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z What the research on treatment and vaccines really means, and which experts and self-appointed experts we can trust. Daily briefing: Bizarre Spinosaurus was a swimming dinosaur 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A self-appointed seven-member committee of camp residents recently announced plans to hold weekly meetings, hoping to get food donated and hot showers installed. As leaders spar over homelessness in Austin, California becomes a punching bag 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “There are self-appointed experts, people working from anecdote, or making up wild claims to get traffic or notoriety,” said Mr. Pattison of the W.H.O. W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic’ 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z On Twitter, Clark is a self-appointed guardian of Amazon’s reputation. They call him The Sniper: The man who built Amazon’s delivery machine 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Last month, after the release of Legend’s Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, a collection of originals and classic covers, Piers Morgan described him as “Hollywood’s self-appointed Virtue-Signaller-in-Chief”. John Legend: 'The key to happiness is to open your mind to love' 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “Emergencies are declared by legitimate political actors; they are not calculated mathematically by self-appointed scientists.” Is the climate passing some key 'tipping points'? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “It’ll be fun,” I said, unaware of the burden of self-appointed control and inevitable resentment I was shouldering, possibly forever. Column: I am not afraid of Thanksgiving dinner, I just hate it 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z By the night of November 13, La Paz and Cochabamba city center streets were empty of anyone but the police, military, and self-appointed neighborhood militias. Repressive violence is sweeping Bolivia. The Áñez regime must be held to account 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z The self-appointed interim leader toted an oversized Bible to the presidential palace, a rebuke of Morales’ preference for indigenous religious symbols in a nation where much of the population remains Roman Catholic. Turmoil in Bolivia: An explainer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Jones’ self-appointed mission: document the abuse of power, inform the public, and let his boss take the credit. "The Report": Torture meets truth in Obama’s Washington 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z He then took aim at Legend, who he claimed was "Hollywood's self-appointed Virtue-Signaler-In-Chief," and called his new song "a load of nauseating PC-crazed tripe." Piers Morgan rips John Legend for rewriting 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' instead of rappers' 'filth' 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Happy the elephant is, contrary to her sunny name, being detained by the Bronx Zoo “illegally”, due to her personhood, and must be released, according to the pachyderm’s self-appointed legal team. Lawyers argue Happy the elephant should have the same rights as humans 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z He’s the self-appointed ambassador for the allegedly wronged men of the #MeToo movement. Newsletter: When body parts donation complicates a death investigation 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z As he navigates these lawsuits, David has become something of a self-appointed ambassador for the wronged men of the #MeToo movement. Meet Alki David: The self-appointed ambassador for the wronged men of the #MeToo movement 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But if the stakes are whether we shall govern ourselves or shall be governed by self-appointed superiors, then it will be hard to contain civil strife. When Republicans were actually republican: Is that a basis for renewal? 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z These self-appointed guardians of Beijing’s authority have appeared in Australia, where they shouted profane insults in Mandarin about the mothers of a group of Hong Kong supporters. Opinion | The Making of a Chinese Patriot 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Depending on who’s doing the describing, he is considered a stalwart protector or a self-appointed spokesman for the small-theater scene that still struggles in this town. How Joe Stern made Hollywood's Matrix Theater dramatically diverse 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The loathing that President Franklin Roosevelt, and to a slightly lesser extent British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, held for the self-appointed leader of the Free French is no secret and no surprise. Review | The Allies who liberated Paris, and the Nazi who saved it 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “Down and Out” is an unflinching look at brutal behavior among starving people, which makes Ms. Propreat’s self-appointed task of rendering the book “more palatable” rather quixotic. Paging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a Rewrite 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z They become the self-appointed guardians of political purity. Opinion | I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic. 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z If you’re going to be a purist about it, which they certainly were, those self-appointed undertakers weren’t wrong. Woodstock glorified them. Tarantino barbecued them. In 2019, whither the hippie? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z But he too has been pilloried by the self-appointed scourges of political correctness over his foregrounding of the climate emergency. I never thought I’d see the royal family as a beacon of hope | Zoe Williams 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Because let me be clear: self-appointed political commentators do not get to define who we are and what we believe.” Kamala Harris Makes Her Case 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z You might think that this would produce applause from self-appointed migrant advocates. Opinion | You’d think liberals would celebrate Trump’s success in reducing border crossings. You’d be wrong. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z But there’s no pro-wrestling heel or self-appointed supervillain among the Democratic candidates, and even at their dimmest and most cynical Democrats do not generally default to vicious, psychotic fantasy. Frontrunner or dead man walking: What we talk about when we talk about Joe Biden 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z They are self-appointed citizen avengers who tattle on their peers, a whole tribe of village vigilantes who do the on-the-ground work for Big Brother. Perspective | D.C.’s worst idea ever: Giving regular people the power to issue parking tickets 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z He has described the comments as "satire" and said they should be seen in the context of Mr Benjamin's self-appointed stance as a freedom of speech campaigner. UKIP 'not safety valve for Tories' - Batten 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” Trump sees approval dip ahead of Mueller report 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z This week it appears that Trump’s decision and Mexico’s subsequent cooperation are producing the desired result — and the lack of applause raises real doubts on the motives of self-appointed migrant advocates. Opinion | You’d think liberals would celebrate Trump’s success in reducing border crossings. You’d be wrong. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z I was deeply disappointed to see such a promising idea abandoned, but the episode was about much more than just one company’s response to intolerance from the self-appointed guardians of tolerance. Opinion | I wanted to help Google make AI more responsible. Instead I was treated with hostility. 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z In the novel, a self-appointed council of party leaders, Supreme Court Justices, and members of the security establishment secretly deliberates on how to deal with the delusional President, and catastrophe is averted. It’s Mueller Time 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Gerbic lives in Salinas, Calif., and while she is retired from the routine world of work, she has taken on a new job, as self-appointed guardian of Enlightenment Reason. Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z It was a self-appointed wunderkind who struck a persuasive pose and talked an amazing game. Opinion | Donald Trump’s Phony America 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Not for Golf Channel, not for HBO, but rather as the self-appointed "Voice of Golf" on Twitter. Former Golf Channel host Peter Kessler is a huge fan of Peter Kessler, less so of Jack Nicklaus - Golf Digest 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Yet many of the elected and self-appointed champions of those constituents refused to trust their leaders to negotiate a favorable final deal on behalf of them and their city. Perspective | Amazon’s political mugging in New York is a warning for American business 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The self-appointed “investigators” stepped out of the computer screen and began turning up at Comet Ping Pong. Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Ohr was unclear about his motive for his self-appointed mission. Bruce Ohr, Adam Schiff differ on Trump-Russia dossier points 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z It patrols its territory with ever smaller subsets of self-appointed police divisions. Ocasio-Cortez has shown ‘shameless’ women are a powerful force | Suzanne Moore 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Bai is part of a growing phenomenon in Canada known as birth tourism, which is not only generating political opposition, but mobilizing self-appointed vigilantes determined to stop it. ‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z This situation was then exploited by a set of self-appointed politicians of the people, including a billionaire TV personality who capitalized on an increasingly widespread fear of a future at risk. Wall Street, banks, and angry citizens 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z It's clearly obvious to the self-appointed propaganda troops at Fox News, whose desperation to spin this situation was hard to miss. Fox News tackles Flynn memo with usual formula for bad Trump news: Distract, minimize, distort 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Whatever the self-appointed experts are saying, voters are excited about Election Day this year, too. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Gangs of self-appointed Muslim puritans — Salafists — roam the streets, and kidnappings and assassinations are common. How the War in Yemen Became a Bloody Stalemate — and the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Whenever there is a Senate “gang” — a self-appointed caucus of problem-solvers — Mr. Graham seems to be in it. What Happened to Lindsey Graham? He’s Become a Conservative ‘Rock Star’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z A shifting committee of self-appointed representatives in green jackets decide when to rise, move or sweep the streets they borrow for a night. Kindness of strangers: A day in the life of the migrant caravan in... 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z And each spring the self-appointed Sisyphus of the Siskiyous starts another season. Couple dedicates life to clearing Kalmiopsis Trail 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z He is not a journalist, a small-minded fact-grubber; he is a literary essayist, a self-appointed heir to Herodotus, Cicero, Seneca, and Plutarch, who, in his view, “nudged details to create a closer understanding.” Truth vs. Ego in “The Lifespan of a Fact” 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The title might have been unofficial and self-appointed, but Morris took his role seriously enough that he pretended to be an NFL kicker and booted basketballs deep into the Capital One Arena lower bowl. Fiery Wizards are in midseason form as Markieff Morris gets ejected in preseason opener 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z That’s one of dozens of recommendations the self-appointed North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture is releasing Thursday. Citizens’ group wants prosecution over CIA rendition program 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z But it certainly didn’t help her candidacy when, just ten days before the election, Comey—reprising his self-appointed spokesperson role—announced that the F.B.I. was reopening the investigation because more Clinton e-mails had been found. How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Some researchers felt unfairly attacked; one eminent psychologist insinuated that the group was part of a "self-appointed data police" harassing members of the research community. This research groups seeks to expose weaknesses in science—and they’ll step on some toes if they have to 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “If the self-appointed censors of Mark Knight get their way on his Serena Williams cartoon, our new politically correct life will be very dull indeed,” the paper printed on its front page. Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena Williams 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “If the self-appointed censors of Mark Knight get their way on his Serena Williams cartoon, our new politically correct life will be very dull indeed,” it said. News Corp defiant after 'racist' Serena Williams cartoon sparks global furore 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “If the self-appointed censors of Mark Knight get their way on his Serena Williams cartoon, our new politically correct life will be very dull indeed,” the paper wrote in an editorial on its front page. Australian newspaper defies criticism, reprints Serena Williams... 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Underneath the headline "Welcome to PC world", the newspaper wrote: "If the self-appointed censors of Mark Knight get their way on his Serena Williams cartoon, our new politically correct life will be very dull indeed". Newspaper defends 'racist' Serena cartoon 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Instead, it was a group of self-appointed “death detectives” who combed the social network MySpace for information about people whose lives had ended in suicide. When the ancient taboo of speaking ill of the dead goes online 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The self-appointed evangelist of the Texas fracking boom launched into a jargon-laced monologue, prompting the chairman of the UK parliament’s Welsh affairs committee to request he speak in plain English. Fall of the 'Frack Master': apostle who briefed parliament lands in Texas jail 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z He became a self-appointed Republican spokesman on national security — challenging the Clinton administration’s intervention in Somalia, counseling against deploying American troops to the Balkans and sounding an early warning on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. John McCain, War Hero, Senator, Presidential Contender, Dies at 81 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z She’d find Syrian or Afghan families attended by entourages of self-appointed life coaches and German tutors. Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Having been dismissed from Harvard University, he launched a recreational career as a self-appointed apostle of psychedelic living. Do LSD, MDMA and mushrooms have legitimate promise in medical science? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z At Hollister Ranch, the owners cast themselves as self-appointed protectors of the fragile coast. California Editorial Rdp 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “The disturbing reality is that stand your ground perpetuates the cycle of African American men taking bullets from self-appointed vigilantes,” Crump wrote. Why the days of 'stand your ground' self-defense laws may be numbered 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The absence of police - who allegedly were called in multiple cases but did not respond - also paved the way for the right-wing Patriot Prayer group to later descend on the scene as self-appointed enforcers. Editorials from around Oregon 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z They make up the two-member self-appointed Supreme Executive Committee of Lent Madness. Coastal Georgia woman becomes Episcopal saint 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Still, Gualtieri said, the legal question is not about whether Drejka was right in being the self-appointed protector of the spot reserved for people with disabilities. Citing Florida law, sheriff won’t arrest parking lot shooter 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “That’s one thing about our team, we stand by each other,” said Chris Duncan, a unified player who was a former standout baseball player at Olympic High School and calls himself the self-appointed team captain. Team Washington takes silver in unified softball, but leaves like a winner 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Zimmerman and Martin eventually wound up in a physical altercation during which the self-appointed neighborhood watchman drew his gun and fatally wounded the teen. Why the days of 'stand your ground' self-defense laws may be numbered 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Scaramucci is currently writing a book, The Blue Collar President, about the ethos – if not genius – of the president’s management style, which fits neatly into his self-appointed unofficial role as Trump’s media ambassador. Anthony Scaramucci: 'I’m in the game for a fight. I love the fight' 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z But he also was Trump's self-appointed personal lawyer and fixer, helping him suppress negative stories in the media and scout out real estate and other business deals around the world. Michael Cohen turned his access to Trump into big money — and now big trouble 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “This situation is aggravated by the fact that the government is not elected but self-appointed and is displaying embryonic tendencies towards dictatorship.” 'Stubbornly fighting for life': how Arthur Koestler reported the birth of Israel 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z In Cetacean, a “self-appointed attorney for all of the world’s whales, porpoises, and dolphins” sued the government over the Navy’s use of sonar. Appeals court blasts PETA for using selfie monkey as ‘an unwitting pawn’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Then again, Iran’s principal opponent is arguably not Israel at all but the US-aligned Saudi Arabia, the self-appointed leader of the Sunni Muslim Arab world. Israel celebrates but is war with Iran looming? 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z The authorities in Anchorage say they have not tracked the number of people, like Floyd, who have taken on roles as self-appointed spotters, watchers, trackers or all-around crime fighters, but that they are numerous. Car Stolen in Alaska? It Could Be Your Neighbor Chasing the Thief 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The authorities in Anchorage say they have not tracked the number of people, like Floyd, who have taken on roles as self-appointed spotters, watchers, trackers or all-around crime fighters, but they are numerous. Car Stolen in Anchorage? Enter Floyd the Thief Chaser 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z David Goldblatt once described himself as “a self-appointed observer and critic of the society into which I was born”. The big picture: Shop assistant, Orlando West, Soweto, 1972 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s impressive how, at such a young age, Barbara is so grimly devoted to her self-appointed duties. I Kill Giants preserves its source comic’s emotion and mystery 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z For years, the self-appointed leaders of Silicon Valley were young people — mostly men — with age-appropriate behavior. Tech Leaders Are Growing Up (Again). That’s a Good Thing. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Like mansplaining, it’s less about adding to the discourse than smothering it — with self-appointed authority, and often the thinnest of connection to any real fact. Perspective | The NRA and its allies use jargon to bully gun-control supporters 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z At least these self-appointed urban whiz kids want density, oppose sprawl and, in many cases, support transit. Forget HQ2 — Big Tech wants to build cities from scratch 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “Good people are staying away because there is violence outside,” Mr. Spencer, self-appointed leader of the so-called alt-right movement, told supporters inside. Fights break out at Michigan State University before Richard Spencer speech; 24 arrested 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Both sides congratulating themselves for their self-appointed superiority. The Cost of Being ‘Savage’ in a Supposedly Civilized World 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Rumors circulated that the demonstrators planned to tear down the statue, leading self-appointed “guardians” of Confederate history to turn up. The Confederate flag resurged. The KKK burned a cross. Racial tensions flared in a Southern town. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z This is a job where performance is more important than posturing, although Kennedy did his share of that as a self-appointed overseer of state spending. Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The self-appointed “pope” of his church led friends and family in singing a Christmas carol, and told reporters he would run for another House term in 2018. Kentucky lawmaker’s funeral in church where he preached 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z A day after the report, Johnson termed the allegations “totally false” during a news conference at his church where he was the self-appointed “pope.” Kentucky lawmaker’s funeral in church where he preached 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The self-appointed duty of modern media: Righteously champion the afflicted so they are not invisible to the rest of us--shame or guilt, whichever works at the moment. Opinion | Are You Old? Infirm? Then Kindly Disappear 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Johnson denied it all, declaring his innocence from the pulpit of the church where he was the self-appointed “pope.” Complex life of Kentucky legislator ends in suicide 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Clearer, consistently enforced rules would make it more obvious what Twitch thinks belongs on Twitch, instead of leaving it up for debate among self-appointed gatekeepers. A misogynist Twitch rant has streamers calling for clearer rules 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z She becomes the self-appointed lead investigator on a murder case when her young son is arrested for allegedly killing a teenage girl and displaying her on a rooftop in the middle of town. 15 horror movies to stream this Halloween weekend 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z He is the self-appointed spokesman of the same Christian militia unit that Ilangilang belongs to: Red God’s Army. ISIS Threat in Philippines Spreads in Remote Battles 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “Sadly, many self-appointed Orthodoxy watchdog groups are focused on this,” said Rev. Jim Martin, a Jesuit priest whose recent book about extending a welcome to gay Catholics had an enormous backlash. Festival Moves Event After Church Objects to Gay-Themed Content 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Like Odysseus, his new hero, Malcolm, is on a self-appointed quest, fighting off enemies from his boat. Philip Pullman Returns to His Fantasy World 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Over in the House, the self-appointed fiscal scolds in the Freedom Caucus have talked tough on deficits all year. Analysis | The Finance 202: What happened to the party of fiscal conservatives? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z If nothing else, it’s impressive how, at such a young age, Barbara is so devoted to her self-appointed duties. I Kill Giants preserves the emotion and mystery of the graphic novel it adapts 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “With public resentment of ‘self-appointed’ senators usually high and Christie’s approval ratings quite low, why would Christie even consider such a move? Inside the Beltway: ‘Chuck and Nancy’ take over the media radar 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z “I am officially the self-appointed grand pooh-bah now,” he said. Car Night has been an L.A. institution. But soon it could face the end of the road 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The false, self-appointed prophet doesn’t have a clue on how to confront a real, non-alternative, crisis. In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z However, the notion that self-appointed white posses should supplement police as other militant whites march is jarring. The spread of white nationalism is taking our nation into uncharted and dangerous territory 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z A self-appointed social critic recently warned against fostering “a monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence.” Perspective | Colin Kaepernick blacklist risks hurting the NFL’s real priority: Its bottom line 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Although they are not monolithic — the groups include white supremacists, Christian millenarians, Second Amendment champions and self-appointed border guards — they all revile the federal government. Perspective | Why the American left gave up on political violence 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z In a rapidly developing part of the state that desperately needs a traffic czar, Marshall instead styles himself as Virginia’s self-appointed “Minister of Private Parts.” Perspective | A transgender candidate takes on Virginia’s ‘minister of private parts’ 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z There are nits to pick, and self-appointed editors to pick them. Trump as a Novel: An Implausible ‘Soap Opera Without the Sex and Fun’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z “The arrogance, the vitriol and the self-appointed expertise evident in this explosion of online bile is extraordinary,” wrote Korea Times columnist Andrew Salmon as he surveyed the announcement’s aftermath. Lacking Seoul? Why South Korea's thriving capital is having an identity crisis 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z At least one thing really is grand about Karen Huger, the self-appointed grand dame of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Potomac”: her family’s massive unpaid tax bill. ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger’s husband and his company owe millions in back taxes 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The dig at Berkeley’s culture of self-appointed defenders of others’ cultures was a nice touch. What I learned seeing ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z And that is the self-appointed task of the EcoHealth Alliance, a charitable research organisation based in New York. Whence new plagues? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z In minority communities, the gatekeepers are usually self-appointed guardians whose power rests on their ability to define what is acceptable and what is beyond the bounds. Opinion | In Defense of Cultural Appropriation 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Many Democrats, for instance, are impatient with Trump’s brand of isolationism and want the US to revert much more to its self-appointed postwar role of global policeman. Britain and the US once ran the world. Now they’re all at sea | Linda Colley 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “We’ll let the chattering class and self-appointed critics talk about the name,” he said. As Trump Sounds Urgent Note on Travel Ban, a Vetting Revamp Grinds On 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z So for those self-appointed defenders of history and the monuments, they are eerily silent on what amounts to this historical malfeasance, a lie by omission.” New Orleans Mayor’s Message on Race 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z But many people who took part in the survey reported serious fallout from self-appointed enforcers. Who left food in the fridge? The rise of the 'Dark Knight' workplace vigilante 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z He made a disastrous decision but for reasons that weren’t entirely wrong: Bill Clinton’s clumsiness created a vacuum of credibility, and Comey, self-appointed guardian of the justice system, stepped in to fill the void. Opinion | Now we know: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z And as self-appointed King of Permission Granting, I am hereby granting permission to you as well. Regrets. You Have a Few. Don’t Beat Yourself Up Over Them. 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z What with the colorful nuclear threats, the gruesome executions of family members, the fact that he’s a self-appointed marshal who’s never served in the military. North Korea’s leader is a lot of things — but irrational is not one of them 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z And thanks to his lust for attention, King serves as a self-appointed representative for Iowa. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The self-appointed enforcers cropped up in large organisations the most, and in areas such as retail and technical services. Who left food in the fridge? The rise of the 'Dark Knight' workplace vigilante 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z That is how Williams “Bill” Perkins, a sort of self-appointed city manager of Colp and the adjacent No. 9 unincorporated part of the township, see it. EXCHANGE: Village is full of African-American black history 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z It would be nice if governments, criminals and self-appointed do-gooders didn’t invade privacy and steal things from the Internet, but we don’t live in that world. Opinion | The real shocker in the WikiLeaks scoop 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z For decades, the generals’ veto power in Ankara formed the legal spine of what Turks call derin devlet, or deep state—the self-appointed defenders of the national interest, nobody above them, nothing beneath them. Deep States and Demagogues 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z They often acted as self-appointed Trump translators, explaining the substance of the president’s policies in language more befitting of Washington norms than the president’s often-jarring presentations. Republican leaders in Congress gambled on Trump, but will White House distractions hurt their ability to get things done? 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And each year, immediately following this address, some self-appointed education advocate will appear in a pre-recorded message of opposition - claiming this Governor and the legislative leadership are somehow in conflict with public education. Gov. Phil Bryant delivers State of the State address 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z One spouse is the primary breadwinner and self-appointed voice of maturity, and the other, the husband, can’t find fulfilling work. 1 spouse works, 1 spouse slacks: Time to examine those expectations 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Here is a Sunday school superintendent, churchwarden and self-appointed president of a piety league, who religiously highlights the faults in others while constantly trying to pursue his own advancement through “good deeds”. 'I fell out of bed laughing': writers on their favourite funny book 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z When Africans consider the US in 2017, the self-appointed champion of democracy, they may feel blessed. 2016 was the end of the world as we know it. So what's next? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Surely this is the solution: West is an all-round self-appointed genius who spans the arts. Stallone refused Trump's arts job – but who will take this poisoned chalice? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Further investigations have thrown up a number of circumstantial links that self-appointed online detectives say indicate the existence of a network of powerful paedophiles. 'Pizzagate conspiracy' gunman: 'I regret how I handled the situation' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He was among the world’s most repressive leaders, a self-appointed president-for-life who banned free speech, freedom of assembly and a free press and executed or jailed thousands of political opponents. Fidel Castro, revolutionary leader who remade Cuba as a socialist state, dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Civil rights groups are also concerned about self-appointed election monitors carrying firearms. Fear Is Driving Voting Rights Advocates and Vigilantes to Watch Polling Stations 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Not all Democrats approve of Warren’s self-appointed role as the Party’s moral arbiter. The Democrats’ Fight Over Finance 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The article ignores the mental and economic downside risks of yoga: getting caught up with yoga cults led by self-appointed gurus with no lineage who are mostly after your hard earned dollars. How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body 2012-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Stocks is the self-appointed caretaker of tossed-out parts of the Statue of Liberty. Want an Old Piece of the Statue of Liberty? This Is the Man to See. 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z This was after a few tricks too many, in the view of the self-appointed enforcer. International football: 10 talking points from the World Cup qualifiers 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Copenhagen — a choice of two within easy reach of King Power Stadium, with another half-dozen in case the visitors preferred a more idyllic location in the County of Leicestershire, the self-appointed Heart of Rural England. From Mowing to Mascots: Playing by the Champions League’s Rules 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z But as self-appointed counsel for the defense of Murphy’s defense — “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Daniel Murphy did not murder that groundball” — I just wanted to introduce an element of doubt. Numbers don’t lie: a Cy Young for Max Scherzer, but no MVP for Daniel Murphy 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Protected by the militias, a self-appointed Islamist-led government took control of Tripoli, while a rival government ruled in the east. A Libyan arms dealer chased by Gaddafi’s legacy 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z There are differing views, even among some of its self-appointed leaders, but there are a few core concepts. What Is the Alt-Right? 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The self-appointed caliph vowed to restore “dignity, might, rights and leadership” to his fellow Sunni Muslims everywhere. What Happens After ISIS Falls? 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The internet changed everything by letting anyone become a self-appointed “expert” on a case. American obsession: how JonBenét Ramsey gave rise to the online detective 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z But in recent years, campus life has been smothered by self-appointed thought police who seem bent on enforcing political correctness at all costs. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z But I also am not some self-appointed preacher making up spiteful and mean-spirited things to say about Trump. I meditated on Trump. He’s a mean, scary, hurtful person. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z In recent months, the powerful student organization has become the self-appointed conscience of the nation, watching campuses and conferences to ferret out critical voices that it regards as unpatriotic. The vanguard of India’s assertive patriotism is a 3 million-member student group 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z His self-appointed nickname likely was drawing parallels between his campaign and that outcome. The Latest: Trump calls himself 'Mr. Brexit' in Tweet 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Nor have his years in the embassy resolved questions about the legality or morality of Mr. Assange’s self-appointed mission. A Break in the Assange Saga 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z As we spoke, it became clear that Azar’s self-appointed mission went far beyond confronting the threat of ISIS. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z At one point, King was not only a Sea Creatures swimmer — but its self-appointed mascot as well. ‘I’m not this sweet little girl’: Lilly King, doping sheriff, won’t back down 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Flores, a farmer and a river guide, was a self-appointed conduit between the Mashco and the region’s other indigenous people, who lived mostly in riverside villages. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Patrick Rucker, described in court documents as a self-appointed interim pastor from Dallas, pushed for the sale. Church founded by freed slaves faces uncertain future 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z He left the ground open for Barack Obama to remind us that our founders wanted active engaged citizens, not a government run by a solipsistic and self-appointed savior who wants everything his way. The Democrats Win the Summer 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z “The most significant change will be in the military’s self-appointed role, and institutional culture, as the guardian of democracy and the republic.” Turkish Government Tightens Control Over Military 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Cooper, and now the self-appointed investigators wanted their man to turn himself in to the FBI and sign over his life rights for a book and movie project. How the hunt for D.B. Cooper made an aging Vietnam veteran the target of TV sleuths 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Above all, he was a peerless networker and self-appointed leader in the cause of independence for South America from Spanish rule. Lessons from a liberal swashbuckler 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z A common answer from self-appointed general managers is that the Nationals need bullpen help. Nationals seek to build on hearty National League East lead with a big second half 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Taylor Swift, self-appointed queen of Fourth of July, did not disappoint with her annual star-studded Independence Day bash and requisite group photo, which included Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Ruby Rose and more. These Celebrities Had a Better Fourth of July Than You 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Wiesel’s books were largely well-reviewed, but over time, some critics questioned his role as a self-appointed witness to history. Elie Wiesel dies at 87; Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivor 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z The 27-year-old Awesome is the self-appointed captain of Team USA, which is hoping for a resurgent performance in Rio after the men failed to win a single medal in London. US boxer Cam F Awesome down to last shot at Olympic dream 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Unemployed or underemployed residents of the Mon Valley, like Brexit voters, may well decide to trust their guts and vote for change, though their self-appointed “betters” are aghast. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z I’ve noticed that many of these self-appointed sages hate to hear something about the subject that they don’t already know. Top 10 books about the Beatles 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The story of how millions of Americans discovered the urge to carry weapons—to join, in effect, a self-appointed, well-armed, lightly trained militia—begins not in the Old West but in the nineteen-seventies. How Fear Helps the Gun Business 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Every self-appointed advocate and nut-job in the city gets to review all the body cam footage? Foggy on Police Transparency 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z When Monroe first shared his self-appointed mission in December, Nureya was confused. Ravens lineman pushing marijuana on the NFL 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z It turns out, however, that the data supports my story, and undermines the delirium of the self-righteous and self-appointed defenders of free speech against invisible censors. Our United States of Fear: Meet the right’s ridiculous new bogeyman 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z As Washington’s self-appointed executioners dangled him over the fire, photographer Fred Gildersleeve sat in the mayor’s office in City Hall, taking photos that he would later sell as postcards. ‘Waco Horror’ marks centennial 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z But Nagorski also allows us to see that the ardor for finding and punishing war criminals quickly abated, and the task fell to a handful of self-appointed seekers of retribution. Why the long, hard hunt for Nazis had to carry on 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Martin, the teen whom she will honor in Florida, was shot and killed in 2012 by a self-appointed neighborhood guard who was later acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. Trump and Clinton on guns: two visions of race, justice and policing in the US 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z But the drafting process was obscure and tightly controlled by a self-appointed UNgass board. The hardline approach to drugs must end | Richard Branson 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z When someone describes the US as a self-appointed “global policeman”, they don’t usually mean it as a compliment. Be thankful the US is willing to be our global policeman | Jonathan Freedland 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The self-appointed fictional community leader Citizen Khan is leaving the streets of Sparkhill and going on a national tour. Citizen Khan: Behind the scenes as Adil Ray prepares for tour - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z A judge found the public had a right to read Cosby's testimony because of his self-appointed role as "a public moralist." Lawyers for Bill Cosby are urging a court to reseal the actor's deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, quaaludes and payments to women 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z A judge found the public had a right to read Cosby’s testimony because of his self-appointed role as “a public moralist.” Cosby asks court to reseal deposition testimony 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Many of the same, self-appointed politics smarties totally missed the prospect of Sanders still complicating Clinton's life into the spring of 2016. The Bern Keeps On Burning 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Apart from jockeys, there are self-appointed U-turn police and parking wardens who are tipped by drivers despite sometimes hindering more than helping. Traffic clogged Jakarta to suspend rush hour car-pooling 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The self-appointed leader, Plaisted cast himself as the expedition cook, a job he held in the military while serving in the Aleutians, a remote string of volcanic islands in the northern Pacific. An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk Into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The shape of the digital future is hard to predict – which will hardly deter self-appointed prophets and well-paid consultants from doing just that. What is the point of critics? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z And it does nothing to offset all the whining from Arlington County antis, both self-appointed and elected. Inconvenient truth: I-66 issues not simple enough for politics 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The “entertainment” reaffirmed whites’ self-appointed right to turn black people into a spectacle for self enjoyment. Political correctness is more than an excuse for phoney martyrs to express old prejudices | Yassir Morsi 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The investigators, Daley told me, were “self-appointed watchdogs,” who relentlessly pursued the accusations “until they did find the inevitable inconsistencies and flaws within the project.” The Stem-Cell Scandal 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z This, according to co-housewife and self-appointed etiquette expert Karen Huger, is just simply not done in Potomac. Fact-checking ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’: To Google or not to Google 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z It’s that so many of the self-appointed spokespeople for the cause are the kind of guys you try like Hell to avoid at your neighbor’s pool party. Ted Cruz Is Not a True Christian 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z But his aura of invincibility was badly tarnished by defeat on Monday at the hands of Texas conservative Ted Cruz, and no one knows what happens to a self-appointed winner when he is not winning. Surviving candidates seek to take elusive momentum to New Hampshire 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The minute that self-appointed militiamen stepped onto the property of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, liberals started worrying that these folks would not be held accountable for their criminal behavior. Oregon militiamen fell right into the feds’ trap: Sorry, liberals, the government was right to wait before taking them out 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s certainly gratifying to see the self-appointed leadership of the American right get its comeuppance at the hands of the mob it created and empowered. The GOP’s Trump meltdown hits critical mass — but can the right’s empty suits stop him now? 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z An email sent to agency leaders Friday warned that self-appointed judges associated with the right-wing sovereign citizen movement might “try to issue indictments, serve papers, or arrest local officials and/or federal employees.” Feds face harassment from extremists related to Oregon takeover 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A charismatic scholar with a gift for illuminating exhibitions, Tinterow’s self-appointed mission was to “put to rest the firmly held belief . . . that the Met was hostile to contemporary art.” The Met Gets with It 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The killing of Trayvon Martin, in 2012, by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman, and the protests surrounding his case, caught the attention of white nationalists. The Far-Right Revival: A Thirty-Year War? 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Chand, the self-appointed guide and amateur expert, hopes the local government will finally fulfil longstanding promises to build a museum, an auditorium and hotel for tourists there. Rakhigarhi: Indian town could unlock mystery of Indus civilisation 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z To coincide with this milestone, he also became a symbol of the American Dream, a self-appointed motivational speaker, and a public spectacle. Bless up: How DJ Khaled became the year's most positive meme 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z On both sides of the border, it becomes clear that when self-appointed law enforcement agents redraw the map, the moral boundaries are written in pencil. Documentary contenders remind us there are many ways to talk about issues 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Bottleneck’s self-appointed, unpaid cabinet meets erratically, usually at a tavern or foreign-ministry headquarters, a rustic restaurant at a campsite. How to Lead a Nation That Never Existed 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z An acutely confused octogenarian was shunted to a secluded nursing home by his self-appointed guardian who coveted his estate. In 15 years of medicine I've had only one conversation about euthanasia | Ranjana Srivastava 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Deace told me in March: ‘‘There are self-appointed gatekeepers in conservative media who think it is their job to tell the rest of us out here what we’re to think. Steve Deace and the Power of Conservative Radio 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The Black Lives Matter movement was born after the shooting death in 2012 of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, by a self-appointed neighborhood watch guard in Florida. Republicans 'cautious' to confront Black Lives Matter on the campaign trail 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z So I took to Twitter, the tool of choice for self-appointed Internet sheriffs. I wanted to shame an accused con man. I didn’t realize how much power I had over him. 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The self-appointed community leader, created by Birmingham-born actor and writer Adil Ray, added his own comments about destinations as he announced arrivals and departures. Citizen Khan takes over Birmingham New Street tannoy - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z But Leggett’s self-appointed role as wise man for younger black officials is not universally appreciated. How a law school dean and his student became political partners and peers 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z No one could have predicted that Brighton would win a place in rugby history – or that Japan would find themselves roared on by Gloucester supporters, their self-appointed cherry and white army, in their next game. As the pool stages end, our writers rate the Rugby World Cup so far 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z As the monks' protests gathered momentum the army cancelled the project rather than risk further confrontation with the self-appointed defenders of Burmese Buddhism. Myanmar's Ma Ba Tha monks flex their political muscle - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Jonathan Papelbon remains a relative outsider to the Washington Nationals but is a self-appointed flame bearer of baseball code. Bryce Harper criticism in Papelbon scuffle is off base and out of date 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The sooner those self-appointed guardians of the little guy recognize this fact, the sooner Americans will get the robust economic recovery they deserve. The Anti-Energy Echo Chamber 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, the intensification of Boko Haram attacks after the 2009 death of its leader was believed to have been fueled by the abusive tactics of government forces in collaboration with a self-appointed civilian force. The CIA’s grotesque secret: How it’s partnering with human rights abusers — and sparking blowback 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z What do you think of the self-appointed king's new shoes? Rory's got a pair of flashy new kicks for the PGA Championship: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z And somehow — it’s just sort of natural, I guess — they look to me, even though I’m 100 percent self-appointed. A Real Adventure: Sorting Out All the F.K.T.s (Fastest Known Times) 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The self-appointed terror experts pursue texts to what they believe are their origins, through degrees of separation, usually stopping at some association with al-Qaeda. How to build a nuclear bomb: We’ve demonized books, but are we any safer? 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Anything that challenges the power, wealth and influence of the self-appointed gate-keepers known as the College Board can’t be all bad. In defense of the SAT test 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Such self-appointed armed guards were already ordered off a property in Ohio after one of them accidentally discharged his firearm, although no one was injured. Congress seeks to lift gun ban at military outposts despite army's concerns 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Eesh is one of the most prolific posters on the forum, and other users described him as flamboyant and a self-appointed sheriff of the site. ‘Reign of terror’: An online troll destroys a family’s offline life 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In the late afternoon of July 17, Donetsk’s self-appointed military commander celebrated the downing of what he thought was another Ukrainian aircraft on social media. One Year After The MH17 Crash, Russia Still Hasn't Changed Its Story 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z So again, it would be acting as a self-appointed world policeman. Q&A with Hans Blix: Iran deal is 'remarkably far-reaching' 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z NBC broadcaster Bob Costas, acting in his self-appointed role as the moral conscience of sports entertainment, called the move “a crass exploitation play, a tabloid play.” Caitlyn Jenner showed true courage. She fully deserves her ESPY award 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z He accused "self-appointed agitators" of causing the trouble. Orange Order condemns loyalist band over parade breach - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But perhaps not part of the majority of Iowa Republican caucus-goers, or the self-appointed evangelical gatekeepers who situate themselves in the middle of the culling process. Scott Walker’s vile gay bashing: This is what an Iowa-centric campaign looks like 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z A compelling chapter depicts the community of self-appointed guardians who make a business of issuing impassioned, McCarthy-like warnings about Islamist conspiracies to take over the United States. When is freedom of speech irresponsible? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Monday was a terrible day for America’s investor class, not to mention one of the self-appointed spokesmen of western capitalism when NBCUniversal announced that it was parting ways with Donald Trump. Should Jeb Play A Trump Card? 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The record television ratings ABC is experiencing is the result of James, the prodigy turned playful wunderkind turned reluctant villain turned champion turned self-appointed savior for Northeast Ohio. NBA Finals: Bleeding or dunking, LeBron James makes it impossible to look away 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z At his rally, the self-appointed emissary of newness was surrounded by the youth he hopes to project: toddlers ran around in the audience before his speech, and three of the introductory speakers were millennial Marylanders. Martin O'Malley Looks to Future But Can't Escape the Past 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z One hiker who goes by "Little Bear" said the name was "somewhat self-appointed" for carrying a small stone bear fetish given to him by his daughter for a thru-hike. The man who hid behind a trail name 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z It’s was a fine coincidence to see this news just a week after listening to the self-appointed, self-righteous preacher-in-chief of my home state wax poetic about America’s religiosity. Wingnuts have weaponized Jesus: How the religious right hijacked Christianity 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Baltimore’s self-appointed peacekeepers were not successful in the initial hours of unrest, when rioters looted stores, burned buildings and injured more than a dozen police officers, some of them seriously. Taking to the Baltimore Streets, but for Peace and Progress 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z A line of self-appointed peacekeepers could be seen pushing the crowd back from a line of police that had been blocking the street all day. Latest on police-custody death: Court waits could increase 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But that authority extends to writing laws regulating conduct within the District, not serving as a self-appointed sheriff; the Constitution demands that Congress leave enforcement to others. A battle of wills on D.C.’s pot law 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z But Chosen’s main insight is that people want to compete not only as the stars, but also as self-appointed critics. With Chosen, 'American Idol' Meets YouTube Meets Mobile Devices 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z It also created a reputation for Chamberlain as a selfish and showy player—in LIFE’s words, “the self-appointed greatest.” Wilt Chamberlain's Career in Photos 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z New York Times reports described Hicks as a “self-appointed watchman” in the apartment complex who patrolled hallways and parking lots, where he monitored noise levels and checked whether cars showed the appropriate parking stickers. Chapel Hill shooting: ‘It was a parking dispute’ 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Craig Stephen Hicks was a “self-appointed watchman” of his Chapel Hill apartment complex, the New York Times reports. North Carolina Shooting Suspect Had Threatened Neighbors Before 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Gallardo, a man who carried his self-appointed authority with ease, argued that the community police do not intend to supplant the government. Mexican Towns Galvanized by Tragedy 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The comments prompted an angry response from Thailand’s self-appointed prime minister, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who said the United States did not understand the country’s “unique situation.” U.S., Thailand to hold military exercise despite tensions 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Seen as a maverick among India's conservative business elite, his self-appointed title is "Managing Worker," and he's known in the company as "Saharasri," or "Mr. Sahara." Exclusive: Indian tycoon Roy's get-out-of-jail deal is mired in mystery 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z She was our victim; she was no match for the collective energy of a group of self-appointed “cool girls.” I Was the Maid of Honor for a Girl I Bullied Mercilessly 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z As the group has expanded its ranks and grown more powerful, self-appointed men of all ages and backgrounds have come to run the city with uncontested authority. Houthis Reach Out as They Consolidate Power in Yemen 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z For many years, the government worked closely with the Muslim Council of Britain - a self-appointed body which presents itself as representative of the wider community. PM Cameron defends letter to mosques 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Charlie Hebdo is not the only evidence that, to self-appointed defenders of the faith, a call to kill the message can very easily become a plan to kill the messenger. Meet the honor brigade, an organized campaign to silence debate on Islam 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z However, the self-appointed government, in Tripoli, is threatening to boycott the meeting. What's Left in Libya 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Freedom of the press, freedom granted by the First Amendment and the freedom from self-appointed, lentil-brained censors who want to dictate what others can say. Kirby Delauter and Joe Morrissey: Dumb and dumber 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z These self-appointed volunteers assist long-distance hikers on one of the most grinding outdoor challenges in the world — comparable, many say, to summiting Mt. 'Trail angels' help keep Pacific Crest hikers on the path 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z A state senator should address issues on the basis of his or her own judgment, not the dictates of state parties or their self-appointed agents in the Legislature. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In that time, Taylor has been working full time as a self-appointed advocate for what she calls “my families” - the mostly poor and black women who seek her out after their relatives have been murdered. Mother uses grief to help murder victims’ families 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z But the film’s role abruptly changed on November 24, when a self-appointed vigilante, Jack Ruby, murdered Oswald as the accused assassin was being transferred to the Dallas County jail. The Truth Behind JFK's Assassination But they both managed to get tongues wagging and self-appointed censors squawking at the Los Angeles amfAR Inspiration Gala fundraiser for AIDs research on Wednesday night. Miley and Rihanna raise eyebrows at amfAR gala 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Under the aegis of that statute, the trio became self-appointed consultants at FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Moms, Regulators, Biotech Startups, and the Battle Over a Potentially Life-Saving Drug 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “Pathetic slap on the wrist,” declared one self-appointed commentator. The Pistorius Trial Is a Parable About Celebrity, Not South Africa However, as his self-appointed WikiLeaks title of editor in chief suggests, he’s also a publisher. Julian Assange Speaks in Nantucket—As a Hologram 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z That there is ably explains why the Fed can’t possibly succeed in its self-appointed role of “financial stability” monitor. Stanley Fischer's 'Systemic Risk' Hubris Sets The Stage For The Next Fed-Created Crisis 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z And he stayed and stayed and stayed, a self-appointed sentinel to Picasso’s “Boy Leading a Horse.” A Monet of One’s Own 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z That may be the clue to the Palin screen persona: the little man bullied by self-appointed autocrats who fights back. Michael Palin: ‘The world is an absurd and silly place’ 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Writing in the Guardian this week, the columnist Samira Ahmed faulted “a ‘bullying and macho’ deal-making culture involving the local authority and the male, self-appointed leadership of the Pakistani Muslim community.” An Old Contempt in Rotherham 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z You’ll also find Trayvon Martin there, killed last year by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who stalked him as he walked home. Michael Brown's tragic legacy 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z He would wallow on a towel, self-appointed custodian of sunscreen and snacks. With Intensive Swim Lessons, a Man Attacks His Fear of Water 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Jawdat N. Khoudary is one of Gaza’s wealthiest men and boldest dreamers, the owner of a large construction company and the self-appointed protector of the territory’s antiquities. For a Gaza Athlete, There Is Nowhere to Run 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z And any quarrel over Natuna would also upset a delicate strategic balance, undermining Indonesia's role as a self-appointed honest broker in the myriad territorial disputes between its Southeast Asian neighbors and regional giant China. Remote, gas-rich islands on Indonesia's South China Sea frontline 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The New York Post slapped it on the next day's front page under the headline "Who's The Boss!" and witheringly calling Sharpton the self-appointed police commissioner. Sharpton adapts adversarial style to de Blasio's New York 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z |
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