| 单词 | specious |
| 例句 | Thus as I sipped my smoking sour beer I thought that at table Estraven’s performance had been womanly, all charm and tact and lack of substance, specious and adroit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Gallatin, she observed, “that specious, subtle, spare Cassius, that imported foreigner,” was guilty of treasonable behavior by delivering speeches or introducing amendments “that obstruct their cause and prevent their reaching their goals.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Any connection, no matter how specious, might be used to justify his incarceration and extend it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As such, it was of course vulnerable to the same variety of glibly undaunted and usually specious evaluations that any legitimate art object is. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He believes that an instinctive personal response to wine is more revealing than one clouded by specious knowledge. How to Love Wine by Eric Asimov – review 2012-11-22T08:00:02Z The claims of Mumsnet, Twitter etc to be intrinsically "democratic" forces for good that have helped to bring down evil empires in Tehran, across the Middle East and now in Wapping are wholly specious. The News of the World closes as media's tectonic plates shift 2011-07-11T15:03:15Z Nonetheless, the cumulative effect of describing characters in traditional novel fashion may indeed, as postmodernists assert, offer a specious form of reassurance, by implying the existence of a contained and orderly universe. An Answer to the Novel’s Detractors 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z The film is well-intentioned, but specious and inauthentic. Rabbit Hole ? review 2011-02-03T22:37:01Z Berlin demurred at the idea, but a full-blown culture war sprouted over the two songs, with coded and overt allusions to the “strange and specious substitute for religion” that resulted in “God Bless America.” The Man Who Was American Music 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Many people prefer one or the other, sometimes for reasons that may seem specious, but this is not the occasion to argue a point. Even Bad Jokes Can Make Good Thanksgiving Wines 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z It introduces a forged intellectual currency onto the market; it introduces forged historical notions; it builds specious reasoning arguments; in a word, it does anything it can to keep its authority, its so-called moral authority. Atiq Rahimi: Should literature be political? 2013-05-22T10:49:51Z The show’s specious premise is that the members of William McKinley High’s glee club are social outcasts, but clearly, they’re anything but. Cultural Studies: The Glee Generation 2010-06-11T19:20:00Z If you’ve stumbled upon a place that’s no longer open — or that seems specious — there’s an option to flag it for review. In Transit Blog: MyCityWay ? Not Just for Tourists 2011-10-24T20:27:02Z Having said this, the specious sugary unoriginality of Mary Poppins Returns could well beguile the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the awards. Golden Globes 2019: who will win – and who should win – the film categories 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z He leaves out a later, more specious suit he brought in 2005, just as he is very careful to give only a fleeting, cautiously worded mention of his political affiliations. In ‘Good Vibrations,’ Summer Fun Soured by Mike Love’s Score Settling 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z “The Mayan Apocalypse” even takes time to note piously the negative consequences of giving attention to specious predictions, which is exactly what it’s doing. Critic’s Notebook: On National Geographic Channel, No End in Sight for Doom 2012-11-30T23:21:41Z Even when their dislike for you is based on specious, illogical reasoning. Perspective | The Nancyness of Nancy Pelosi: What hating her says about us 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The nation state, the party, the advertiser – all are manipulating us, taking instincts relating to familial love, as the title suggests, and twisting them into specious notions of corporate and political loyalty. Political Mother 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z But as Anne Harrington reminds us, it wasn’t all that long ago when psychiatrists were pilloried as a bunch of woolly Freudians in thrall to specious ideas about absent fathers and smothering mothers. Mental Illness Is All in Your Brain — or Is It? 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z It was an agonised tribute to their long and tender marriage – and it could hardly be more different from the specious snapshot so glibly offered up by Ferguson. Niall Ferguson should know that JM Keynes's marriage was happy – with plenty of sex 2013-05-06T12:13:56Z Men were constantly spouting specious and self-serving theories of what was natural; here was a man suggesting that those things might not be so natural after all. How a Group of Heretical Thinkers Chipped Away at the Idea of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z It’s just the most specious kind of news. | Mather Zickel: Mather Zickel ‘Reports’ the News for Adult Swim 2013-01-17T15:40:14Z But a fierce backlash against unrestricted immigration arose in the late 19th century abetted by a specious eugenics movement that downgraded entire nationalities and racial groups as potential pollutants of the American gene pool. Ken Burns Explores America’s Inaction During the Holocaust 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z If that bonding base never existed, ranting and raving about duty, responsibility or devotion is just specious noise. Should I tell my estranged mum I’m pregnant? | Mariella Frostrup 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The reasons were specious but had gotten him here. A Hologram for the King – extract 2013-01-26T21:00:02Z Short reflections on the subjective nature of colors also run through the story, implicitly deconstructing the specious principles of racism even as Jefferson clings to the peculiar institution that he claims to loathe. ‘Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings’ reimagines his illicit affair 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z But after that episode of “The Newsroom” aired, the blogosphere focused on Don’s specious piety and blew up. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z When I want to point out the specious legitimacy and questionable judgment of the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, I generally shine my flashlight at one omission in particular. This is the Fox News of music: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an embarrassing, corrupting institution 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z They worry that attention from legal action would result in more readership for the specious stories. When they go low, Melania Trump calls her lawyers 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Put these works together with some of the others mentioned and one imagines a series of nightmarish, specious exhibitions that misrepresent the trajectories of contemporary art. Charles Saatchi's art gift to the nation: as generous as it seems? 2010-07-01T16:26:00Z Why do authors limit themselves to somber dialogue that they consider period-appropriate, a compulsion as specious as associating France with French fries jokes? Riff: The Bleak ?Game of Thrones? Needs More Light 2011-04-17T03:00:17Z This logic further implies that Foster’s silly, specious perception of a “compromised position” is more important than the actual compromised position that his policy creates for Campbell. Perspective | The ‘Billy Graham rule’ doesn’t honor your wife. It demeans her — and all women. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z In peddling specious claims of voter fraud, he said he had merely been doing his duty, “leading a debate on the Senate floor on voter integrity.” How ‘Orwellian’ Became an All-Purpose Insult 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z He detects a “fatal particle of vulgarity” in Irving Howe; he dislikes the “specious ‘reasonableness’ ” of Lionel Trilling’s prose. Books of The Times: A Lifetime of Anxiety and Lust 2011-05-25T22:16:59Z Will McAvoy, the brilliant, feisty, fierce, dedicated protagonist, is making a specious argument. “Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show” 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z Seele remained on the job and asserted in court papers that the allegations were a "specious ... laundry list" of unsubstantiated complaints. Broad museum sets a Sept. 20 opening and a February sneak peak 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z That’s a specious conclusion, one which the movie could have unpacked better. ‘Listening to Kenny G’ Review: Good Sax? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z I’m hoping that right after they hit send, they take a deep breath and realize that those arguments are completely specious. Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant 2012-07-22T20:38:00Z He had the kind of facts and figures on hand that, though they sounded specious, I couldn’t immediately disprove. White pride in my classroom 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z This is utterly specious nonsense, of course, and one of the great delights of "The Lost Time Accidents" is how meticulously Wray advances this pseudoscience, to the point where it's almost convincingly real. In 'The Lost Time Accidents,' John Wray balances the logical and the ludicrous 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z “On absolutely all sides. It’s almost like a primer on the nature of specious narration.” ‘A Wilderness of Error’ Points the Lens Back at Errol Morris 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z He added: "Why she would make this specious claim, I have no idea." ArtsBeat: At N.Y.U. Film Department, a Faculty Dispute Over a 30-Year-Old Show 2012-08-31T20:57:50Z But he quietly negotiated credit and payment when it seemed — in a perhaps mildly specious claim — that Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” had too much of “I Won’t Back Down” in it. Tom Petty, an Unfussy Rock Star Who Kept His Tenacity Under Cover 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z But buyers must beware; the online sphere leaves all sorts of room for specious claims about provenance, condition and value. How to Buy Art: A Beginner’s Cheat Sheet 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Which is, of course, specious, since all clothes are, to varying degrees, costume: just the ones we don for everyday life. MTV Video Music Awards Are the Anti-Oscars, and That’s a Good Thing 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Reed came for a specious tale of murder. The Best Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Yes, this is a small house, and some of these voices would have struggled at Bayreuth or the Met, but this is a specious argument: we were at Longborough and it worked. Götterdämmerung; BBC Proms – review 2012-07-21T23:05:54Z Actually, I’d describe that gambit with an entirely different word: specious. Perspective | By giving Trump a town hall to rival Biden’s, NBC is playing into his ratings obsession — again 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Such factoids might seem more specious if the periodic table were not such a familiar and popular scientific artifact. Books of The Times: Sam Kean?s ?Disappearing Spoon? Explores Elements 2010-08-04T22:41:00Z Last election was also historic, though, and many members of the media bungled it by raising specious theories on Hillary Clinton’s “likability,” by allowing sexism within political coverage to go unchecked and unnoticed. Perspective | Why should we trust a man who harassed women to cover the historically female 2020 race? 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z KEY It’s a specious argument to say, “Well, our numbers say this.” With ‘Keanu,’ Key & Peele Break Into Feature Films — Kittens in Tow 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The rosy nostalgia has turned specious and rank. Perspective | The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It’s an inflammatory declaration of identity. 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Camille’s Rolling Stone analogy, using a story reported by one journalist where the parts that have turned out to be not true as written were attributed to a single source, is fairly specious. “Who is the victim?”: Camille Cosby and the “good wife” script 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The letter lists “11 errors”, which on close reading turn out to range from the trivial to the entirely specious. The sugar conspiracy | Ian Leslie 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Onlookers would misunderstand the facts—shunning us as vulnerable foreigners, showering us with specious pity, or sensationalizing the crime in the manner of the media. Mourning Through Horror Movies 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The comparison between the two marriages, each undone by the search for something outside the characters’ ken, nevertheless feels specious. Review: In ‘The Wanderers,’ Two Marriages and a Movie Star 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Hopes, Fears and Foolishness Some of the predictions were just specious and silly. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z Given the frank exceptionality of those numbers, there is a specious argument to make here about resonance and communion and what it means, qualitatively speaking, to reach huge numbers of people with your art. Can We Escape the Diabolical Clichés of Coldplay? 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z I did suggest, however, that some of the passages in her new book, “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World,” were outrageous and possibly specious. Stealth sisterhood: I look white, but I’m also black. And I don’t hate Rachel Dolezal 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Later, Irving took that argument even further, denying the existence of the gas chambers and arguing—based on specious evidence—that the Holocaust never even happened. Review: Denial Takes on the Bullying Bluster of Liars 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Maybe the greatest long-term damage of the night though, was that it bolstered the specious idea that a network’s responsibility is to please the party participating in its debate. Debate Devolved Into G.O.P. vs. CNBC, and the Network Lost 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Surely now there are no more specious arguments over the economic, humanitarian, political aims of Aid, Trade, Debt, Investment, Health, Growth. Bob Geldof: Gleneagles G8 summit was a triumph for Africa – and Tony Blair 2013-03-02T21:30:03Z It's the easiest argument in the world, and one of the most specious, style v content. Ali Smith: Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks 2012-08-18T15:00:00Z And Mr. Steel’s appeal to musical probity here, too, may strike some as specious. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z To the members of New Albany Citizens United for Families, that reasoning is specious. 2010-02-07T06:40:00Z We learn about the specious difference between news, which men deliver, and gossip, which is supposedly the province of women, and we learn that Polk charmingly manipulated what Greenberg calls “gendered spheres of influence.” The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z I just find that to be a specious argument. This Season of ‘Homeland’ Was Written in Something Like Real Time 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Few would take exception to Anthony Dowell's assiduously researched choreographic text, but aside from the swan passages, this is now buried under layers of specious business. Swan Lake – review 2012-10-13T23:06:25Z There is, of course, an equally specious argument to make about how mass appreciation of that kind should make us all instantly and severely wary. Can We Escape the Diabolical Clichés of Coldplay? 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z That’s the joy and freedom this book seems to be after, and it comes through much more clearly in Garfein’s understated anecdote than in Winder’s hot air and specious detail. When Marilyn Took Manhattan 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Srinivasan refuses to resort to straw men; she will lay out even the most specious argument clearly and carefully, demonstrating its emotional power, even if her ultimate intention is to dismantle it. ‘The Right to Sex’ Thinks Beyond the Parameters of Consent 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Ostensibly, Rezaian’s crime was espionage, but the “evidence” against him didn’t even rise to the level of specious. Jason Rezaian Recounts His 544 Days of Captivity in Iran 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Adair enters when the docuseries is well into exposing the sinister twist of Twin Flames Universe, a specious “school” promising to guide people to their spiritual soul mate. What "Escaping Twin Flames" teaches us about the anti-trans nature of a supposedly loving cult 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z John Fetterman, according to one line of grotesque and specious Twitter speculation, struggled with depression because his wife wouldn’t stop seeking the spotlight. Perspective | How Gisele Fetterman became the right wing’s favorite super villain 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He called any link to terrorism “specious at best.” After Trump’s ‘social-media summit,’ it’s business as usual for his online provocateurs 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Ruskin's reasoning here is "specious" and his image there "based on intellectual insincerity"; nonetheless, "Let us let Ruskin enjoy his theory." Et cetera: non-fiction roundup ? reviews 2011-07-22T21:55:03Z “But the definition has evolved. The rosy nostalgia has turned specious and rank.” What Does the MAGA Hat Mean Now? 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Now Dream Team Studios and WM Holdings are suing the “Little Miss Sunshine” star for breach of contract, claiming that what they call “specious” accusations by Breslin cost the project $80,000. Abigail Breslin refused to be alone with Aaron Eckhart on set. Now the production is suing her 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Relying on specious and selective historical justification, Thomas essentially wrote that an individual's interest in carrying a concealed gun outweighed the government's interest in reducing gun deaths. The NRA's toxic fuel 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Since Chutkan said that she will give no consideration to Trump’s personal political agenda, Lauro had to support the silly suggestion with specious arguments about volume of discovery and average length of other cases. Why Trump’s outlandish legal maneuvers are backfiring | Harry Litman 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Natural history museums have historically presented non-white cultures as primitive and static; collections were built quite literally out of colonial exploits and, at times, for scientifically specious reasons. Can the new wing of New York's Natural History Museum help reframe outdated ideas? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z However, notwithstanding continued requests from me and from the press to provide the texts to back up your specious accusations, you have refused to do so. Lizzo hired Marty Singer, Hollywood's favorite attack dog. Here's a closer look at his A-list résumé 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Hart’s attorney, Thomas Jubin, at the time called some of the allegations “specious,” based on second- and third-hand information and some accusers emphasizing that Hart didn’t physically touch them. A retired Wyoming bishop cleared by Vatican of sexual abuse despite local findings has died at 91 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z And the Supreme Court recently used the most specious of arguments to do so with affirmative action. The Supreme Court enshrines racial imbalance | Charles M. Blow 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Kennedy has promoted many false, specious or unproven claims that center on public health and the pharmaceutical industry — most notably, the scientifically discredited belief that childhood vaccines cause autism. 5 Noteworthy Falsehoods Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Promoted 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z These specious debates saw atrocious bad-faith techniques, like “Gish gallops” where a speaker utters as many misrepresentations, false claims and outright lies as possible. Debating Antivaccine Cranks Debases Science and Harms the Public 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority warned in a research paper in June about the risk of "hallucinations", when generative AI produces specious content with convincing certainty. Exclusive: Southeast Asia to set 'guardrails' on AI with new governance code -sources 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Corporate America’s response to even a hint of controversy, no matter how specious the boycotters’ objections, is as American as apple pie. Column: Right-wing hatemongers count on the cowardice of companies such as Target 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Lai has been hit with multiple specious charges and is still awaiting the start of his trial for allegedly violating national security, which has now been delayed until at least September. Opinion | Thirty years in, World Press Freedom Day offers little to celebrate 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Democrats, meanwhile, stubbornly refuse to negotiate, which they justify with the specious argument that there’s no link between the debt ceiling and annual budget deficits. Opinion | Amid the debt ceiling madness, a lonely voice of sanity emerges 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z And judges are sometimes moved by specious arguments to the effect that ordinary charges are extraordinary. Opinion: Why the Trump indictment isn't as legally dubious as many claimed 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z That’s the ability of hack judges in backwater courthouses to interfere with policy by issuing nationwide injunctions based on specious or at least shallow legal arguments. Column: How right-wing judge-shopping in Texas is erasing Americans' rights everywhere 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “The company continues to believe that these claims are specious and lack scientific merit,” said Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of litigation for Johnson & Johnson. J&J proposes $8.9 billion deal to settle claims about its talc-based powder 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z J&J isn’t admitting any wrongdoing as part of the proposed settlement, a point that company executive emphasized in a Tuesday statement that maintained the claims “are specious and lack scientific merit.” J&J proposes paying $8.9B to settle talcum powder lawsuits 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The healthcare giant said it still believed the claims were "specious" but was hoping the new settlement offer would help conclude its legal battle. Johnson & Johnson offers $9bn to settle talc claims 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Posobiec’s book warns children against the specious promises of lupine communists. Perspective | Kirk Cameron and Sean Spicer’s dubious quest to ‘win back Story Hour’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Locking up former leaders on specious, politically driven charges may be common in the world’s autocracies, but some of the most advanced democracies have not shied away from putting their leaders on trial for crimes. A President Faces Prosecution, and a Democracy Is Tested 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “They had no idea the specious and strange nature that Sidney Holmes became connected to this crime,” Miller said. He got 400-year sentence for robbery. 34 years later, he’s exonerated. 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The argument that federal demands on banks to have diverse leaders and investments that encourage left-wing causes appears specious. Banks, Trains and Political Finger-Pointing 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z "The company continues to believe that these claims are specious and lack scientific merit," said Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of litigation for Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson offers $9bn to settle talc claims 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z This argument is specious at best, however, and an outright fabrication at worst. Opinion | Offshore wind is not the culprit in whale deaths 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z It’s why politicians dole out specious analogies along with thoughts and prayers — they know nothing meaningful is in the offing. As the mass shootings mount, so does the numb avoidance 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The publication in 1994 of “The Bell Curve,” which made similarly specious arguments about “race” and intelligence, was also met with mixed reaction. World’s largest body of human geneticists apologizes for eugenics role 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Indeed, McCarthy’s reasoning is specious and vague, especially when compared to the actions of Greene and Gosar. Analysis | McCarthy’s specious attacks on Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z That project will bolster public transit and revitalize aging neighborhoods, but it has been badly delayed by a specious lawsuit as well as mismanagement. Opinion | If Republicans do not consider Larry Hogan, it will be their loss 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Trump and allies pressured authorities in those states to replace Biden’s electors with ones for him on specious or nonexistent allegations that his victory was stolen. Trump’s fate in hands of Justice Dept. after Jan. 6 report 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In 2013, Smith attended the NFL draft only to tumble into the second round as specious character concerns and skepticism about his collegiate offensive system proliferated. After almost a decade ‘in the shadows,’ Geno Smith has found the spotlight 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Lai is fighting specious charges by the authorities under the restrictive National Security Law imposed by Beijing. Opinion | Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai goes on trial soon. So does freedom of speech. 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Ukraine and its Western allies reject that argument as a specious justification for an illegal war of occupation. Evoking Castro, Putin and Cuban leader pledge to deepen ties 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The relative calm so far had election officials breathing a sigh of relief, even as they remained concerned about specious legal challenges and misinformation that could erupt in the coming weeks. Election Officials Say Efforts to Bolster the Voting System Worked 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Zurich’s lawyers said that argument was “creative yet specious” and “outlandish.” Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z They will file specious lawsuits to call the results into question if they lose. These elections "are the most important in our lifetime": Democracy advocate on America's choice 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z One hearing focused on how donors had been defrauded by being targeting for donations to help fight specious election fraud claims. The House Jan. 6 Panel Has Set a High Bar: Showing Criminality 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “The Portland Thorns interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents,” the report said. A case study for soccer success in Portland becomes the face of a scandal 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Yates wrote that Thorns management “interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents.” Thorns fire execs, Louisville apologizes following report 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Yates’s report also said the Thorns “interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents.” Soccer officials who enabled abuse ‘should be gone,’ USWNT captain says 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “The Portland Thorns interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents,” the report read. Report finds U.S. Soccer, NWSL failed to protect players from sexual and verbal abuse 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “The Portland Thorns interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents,” Yates wrote. NWSL abuse was systemic, damning report says 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Marine corporal, was arrested on what the United States called “specious” weapons charges in 2020. Venezuela frees 7 jailed Americans in exchange for Maduro family drug smugglers 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Marine corporal from Tennessee who was arrested in 2020 at a roadblock in Venezuela on what the State Department has called “specious” weapons charges, and Florida man, Osman Khan, who was arrested in January. Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisoners 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z “To say we will impose a solution on the railroads I think … is a specious argument,” said Johnson. Why alternative Interstate 5 Bridge replacement ideas won’t work 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Japan strictly limits foreign arrivals out of covid-19 concerns, a scientifically specious approach that has made the country an outlier among top economies and most Asia-Pacific neighbors that have reopened to tourists. Japan is reopening. But the effects of its border closure will linger. 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The State Department’s Friday statement said Heath was arrested on “specious charges.” Venezuelan government defends detention of US nationals 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z I hope Mr. Kessler’s admission to parroting specious talking points is his first step to recovery. Opinion | Across-the-board is not the same as equal 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z As a lawyer who advised Mr. Trump after the election, Ms. Powell made a number of specious claims about election fraud, including an assertion that Democrats had “developed a computer system to alter votes electronically.” Election Data Breach Attracts Georgia Investigators 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z A former state senator, she rose to higher office in 2018 after defeating Kris W. Kobach, a Republican known for specious warnings about election fraud and illegal immigration. Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z For months, Mr. Masters has promoted a specious theory portraying illegal immigration across the southern border as part of an elaborate Democratic power grab. Pushing an Immigration Conspiracy Theory, While Courting Latinos 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z They promoted Maryland gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox, who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and continues to profess Trump’s specious claims of voter fraud. Opinion | Democratic meddling in GOP primaries has reached a new level of absurd 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z But Amerling said both of those claims were specious, based on a mischaracterization of what executive privilege is, and how it works. Prosecution rests contempt case against Bannon after two witnesses 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Yet he and a few accomplices cooked up various maneuvers anyway, from filing specious lawsuits to pressuring state officials to trying to corrupt the Justice Department in an effort to somehow overturn the results. More than one coup: Jan. 6 committee draws a direct line to Donald Trump 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Some critics also said the legal rationale for the White House’s moves was specious, arguing that the administration was effectively declaring a state of emergency because of the consequences of its own trade laws. Biden to Pause New Solar Tariffs as White House Aims to Encourage Adoption 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Still, he said, the message would likely prevent Mr. Masters from appealing to moderate Hispanic voters, and could turn off white college-educated voters repelled by specious theories rooted in white supremacy. Pushing an Immigration Conspiracy Theory, While Courting Latinos 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z She enlisted John Eastman, the lawyer who crafted specious legal theories claiming Vice President Mike Pence could keep Mr. Trump in power. Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z But how the studies arrive at these error rates is dubious and without anti-expert experts to explain why these studies are flawed, courts and juries can and have been bamboozled into accepting specious claims. The Field of Firearms Forensics Is Flawed 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Two Black teens, Ernest Knox, 16, and Oscar Daniel, 18, would hang after the most specious of trials. Racists Once Terrorized This Georgia County. Diversity Made It Prosper. 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z There is an excellent chance they are going to overturn the New York law under this specious new philosophy from the beer-swilling Kavanaugh and that will be that. Supreme Court set to give the most extremist movement in the US a big win — and it's not abortion 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z That the legal definition of “settled law” has since come under scrutiny makes the statements no less specious. Opinion | The meaning of a woman’s right to choose 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Perhaps a hotel millionaire obsessed with the paranormal convinced the government to fund his own company's research into specious sci-fi technologies, producing proposals that cost millions and sounded impressive yet which made little physical sense. Pentagon-funded research proposed nuking moon in an attempt to discover anti-gravity 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z It has revealed a case against Musk that is, for the most part, specious and self-serving. Opinion | Who’s afraid of Elon Musk? 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z On Monday, a spectacularly unqualified and inexperienced Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, employing the twin weapons of ignorance of federal law and specious legal reasoning, invalidated the federal mask mandate for all public transportation. Column: COVID emergency declarations will end, but not the COVID emergency. Here's how that affects you 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z After more than a year of hearing specious claims about vote counts and election equipment, some activists began questioning why the party would use tabulation machines. Trump’s focus on 2020 election splits Michigan Republicans 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Their statements resulted in them now being in a position to commit this infamous betrayal of senators who, based on those specious statements, voted to confirm their nominations to the Supreme Court. Opinion | The meaning of a woman’s right to choose 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Despite that, Texas state troopers — not officers with an authorized immigration enforcement agency — are detaining them on the specious grounds that some might be carrying contraband or undocumented immigrants. Opinion | Greg Abbott declares war on international commerce 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Those teams promoted a fount of specious claims that would fuel the violent effort to prevent Congress from certifying the election. Young White House aide was go-between from Giuliani to Trump during coup campaign 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z One of them, Sanaa Seif, was unjustly imprisoned for 18 months on specious charges; she was released in December. Opinion | A voice of the Arab Spring is being wrongfully detained. Let him go free. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z A confirmation hearing should be about learning how a person will judge, not how well she handles specious browbeating. Opinion | Anita Hill: The Senate Judiciary Committee mistreated Judge Jackson. I should know. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z But conservative election lawyers are growing frustrated with efforts that they see as legally specious harassment motivated by Democrats’ failure to vote conservatives out of office. Legal effort expands to disqualify Republicans as ‘insurrectionists’ 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Public health experts have long said the argument was specious, and the government has never provided scientific evidence that limiting illegal migration at the southwest border helped curb the spread of Covid-19. Homeland Security Is Making Plans to Handle a Record Surge of Migrants 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The latter is what happened with a famous and specious claim about female fertility. Popular Health Claims, Such as a Woman’s Fertility Dropping at Age 30, Are Wildly Overblown 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z It is unclear whether Griner had drugs in her luggage, and American officials have repeatedly accused Russia of detaining U.S. citizens for specious reasons. Brittney Griner’s Circle Turns to a Common Strategy: Silence 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The cases were usually built around the specious premise of a depersonalizing psychological force that trained impressionable teenaged PlayStation owners to commit random acts of violence. Jack Thompson still has a grudge 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z But the former attorney general conveniently ignores his own participation in this behavior of lending his law enforcement credentials to specious accusations against politicians he doesn’t like. Review | William Barr’s memoir blasts Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z They also include direct talks with Moscow on consular issues, which for the United States means primarily the fate of at least two Americans detained on what Washington says are specious espionage charges. Breakdown of US-Russia diplomacy runs deep, beyond Ukraine 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z He suffered through his share of specious police stops and ugly looks from restaurant servers. ‘So Much Hatred’: Jury Foreman Shaken by Evidence in Arbery Trial 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “Sorry Democrats, your problem isn’t messaging. The voters know the difference between specious talking points and effective policies,” wrote David Catron, an American Spectator columnist, in response to the Politico findings. A vital journey to April 1945 with historian Craig Shirley 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Tying high prices to the tariffs President Biden is maintaining is a little specious. Opinion | Tariffs are not to blame for inflation 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The argument that Washingtonians are in the privacy wilderness is specious and designed to scare you. Restore Washington’s leadership on privacy legislation 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The hospital has rejected some requests that relied on specious religious reasoning. Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z "Chinese authorities have imposed exit bans on U.S. citizens, and even jailed foreign nationals, for political or specious reasons," said the lawmakers, who lead the U.S. Lawmakers urge U.S. Olympic officials to defend outspoken athletes 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The Eagles played soft coverage, and Brady predictably picked them apart with well-timed, accurate short passes, with help from a specious roughing-the-passer call on the opening drive. Analysis | The Buccaneers are without several stars, but all that matters is they have Tom Brady 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z With this specious legal reasoning, the court abused its power to steal the abortion issue from the state legislatures and the American people. Opinion | Politics and the Supreme Court 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Longtime statehouse reporters also called the justification specious and said there are no instances of nontraditional media causing disruptions. Republican leadership bars journalists from Iowa Senate floor, worrying press advocates 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump and his inner circle made specious claims that the election was fraudulent, even after administration officials said Mr. Trump had lost. Attorney General Vows to Pursue Jan. 6 Inquiry ‘at Any Level’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Raczynski, the chairman of Memorial’s board, said the state’s arguments were specious. Russian Court Orders Prominent Human Rights Group to Shut 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z He also suggested that Giuffre made a "calculated move to support her specious claim" of Colorado residency by registering to vote there, using her mother's and stepfather's mailing address, in February 2020. Prince Andrew questions accuser Giuffre's ability to pursue sex abuse lawsuit 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Manchin's proclamation set off a firestorm of recriminations, overindulgent speculation and specious political analysis. America got Scrooged by Joe Manchin — but Joe Biden believes in Santa 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z City Councilman Joe Buscaino on Tuesday, as he pitched a specious ballot measure that would bar homeless people from sleeping or camping in all public spaces if they have turned down shelter or housing. Column: Ban homeless encampments everywhere? It might have more support than liberals think 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z He was acquitted, but within hours there were new allegations of spying and of being part of the attempted coup in 2016 - "specious charges" according to the US state department. Kavala: The case that set Turkey on collision course with the West 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Zhang was sentenced in December to four years in prison on the specious charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” which China uses to suffocate free speech. Opinion | She told the truth about Wuhan. Now she is near death in a Chinese prison. 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z “But should this case move forward we are prepared to vigorously defend the governor and challenge every aspect of the specious, inconsistent and uncorroborated allegations made against him.” Case Against Cuomo ‘Very Solid,’ Sheriff Says of Move to File Complaint 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z On Friday, Wolking noted that Rabbi Aryeh Spero, president of a Jewish group billed as “battling for the soul of America,” called the criticism “specious chutzpah” in an interview with the Jewish Voice. Youngkin accused of antisemitism after claiming allies of Jewish donor George Soros ‘inserted’ operatives into Virginia school boards 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z As a culture, we are questioning the specious notion of individual genius in favor of the wisdom of the commons. The Creative Collectives Finding Strength in Numbers 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z For the next three weeks, the report said, Mr. Trump would continue to push the Justice Department to investigate similarly specious allegations. Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z AP asked the prosecutors’ office in January about possible conflicts of interest, and was told the question was “totally specious and devoid of any technical basis.” At Vatican trial, defense questions the legal system itself 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z As draft copies of the report began to circulate late Thursday, Trump allies ignored the new tally, instead zeroing in on the report’s specious claims of malfeasance, inconsistencies and errors by election officials. ‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Races Forward, Ignoring Arizona Humiliation 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z I was in the Senate Chamber as Ted Cruz raised a specious objection to Arizona’s election results. Opinion | The Jan. 6 attack demands that we protect voting rights 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Especially specious was the claim that Catholic officials’ position is based on concern for children given the institution’s spectacular failure to protect the children in their flock from the predators in their midst. Opinion | The archbishop is wrong to want to deny Communion to pro-choice politicians 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Lukashenko’s kangaroo court has just sentenced her to 11 years in prison on specious charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Opinion | A brave woman in Belarus gets 11 years in prison. Her crime? Trying to bring democracy to the country. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Elder is the author of seven books, the majority of which collect columns and commentary that are, at best, specious, both intellectually and politically. Review: Larry Elder complained we've never reviewed his books. So we did, like it or not 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z As is invariably the case with the work of deficit hawks, Manchin’s concerns are entirely specious. Column: Today's deficit fears are baloney, as they always have been 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z In lieu of serious policy positions, the GOP prefers silly and specious claims. Opinion | Republicans are guilty of mind-boggling hypocrisy in their attacks on Biden’s Afghanistan exit 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z But that claim is specious, because money is fungible. Opinion | China’s vaccine profiteering at the U.N. is being funded by U.S. taxpayers 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The point isn’t that vaccines can’t be questioned; it’s that the questioning of them has often devolved into specious claims and very different places than lawmakers like McConnell and most big-name Republicans profess to be. The GOP’s vaccine skeptic wing has a breakthrough in Tennessee 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The celebration of Fields’s physical prowess alongside specious concerns about intangible qualities raises the malignant history of stereotypes Black quarterbacks have faced. Justin Fields’s path from college star to ‘punching bag’ embodies NFL’s draft season 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z It isn't really necessary to go through every specious Trump claim with a fine-toothed comb. Trump's Big Lie and Hitler's: Is this how America's slide into totalitarianism begins? 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z No, they get only chyrons and newsprint, to go with smarmy platitudes of inaction, specious pieties worn smooth by repetition. The victims of this war don’t get a wall 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The sheer length of the new observance-day list also echoes the specious claims that closing the schools on the requested dates would open the floodgates to limitless holidays. Opinion | Fairfax County was wrong to reject an inclusive calendar 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z According to specious speculations online, this was the day when Donald Trump would be reinstalled as president. The rioter next door: How the Dallas suburbs spawned domestic extremists 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Quinn said that politicians have learned to game news outlets’ attraction to controversy and that journalists have a responsibility not to report on “specious and ridiculous” claims like they’re valid viewpoints. Cleveland newspaper has a novel strategy for covering one politician’s falsehoods: Don’t 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Many of those same senators who suggested the people should decide joined Trump in his post-election fantasy, refusing to admit that it was over, objecting to the results on the most specious of grounds. Trump goes on trial — again: How his second Senate impeachment trial will differ from the first 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Bush had benefited from a combination of savvy lawyering and ugly political tactics that included the riotous “Brooks Brothers” protest over specious allegations of Democratic fraud. 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Bush had benefited from a combination of savvy lawyering and ugly political tactics that included the riotous “Brooks Brothers” protest over specious allegations of Democratic fraud. 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z "To be specifically concerned with what's going on on Reddit right now and not be concerned about that larger picture I think is specious." GameStop: Meet the amateur traders fighting Wall Street 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Several prominent GOP lawmakers, including McCarthy, have cast doubt on Biden’s legitimacy — voting earlier this month to challenge the results of the election and endorsing Trump’s specious fraud claims. Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president, pleads for unity in inaugural address to a divided nation 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “There are people incarcerated in our state’s correctional facilities for specious reasons founded in an unjust system. Their situation needs attention and action. Vaccination does not absolve that need.” Prisoners among those to get vaccine next, prompting concern 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Responses like these — full of misdirection, denial and specious comparisons — sounded almost like typical fare coming from stalwart defenders of a president who considers admitting fault to be a sign of weakness. How Trump’s Allies Are Still Defending Him: Denial, Deflection, Disinformation 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Mastriano organized a November hearing in Gettysburg on specious election fraud claims, a meeting that Trump spoke to by phone. GOP state senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “But in a massive fumble, lawmakers threw up their hands after some animal welfare, veterinary, and horse industry groups raised irrational and specious concerns about the compromise measure to ban horse soring in America.” Editorial Roundup: Kentucky 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Bost and LaHood joined more than 100 House Republicans who signed on to a court brief in support of a specious late effort by Texas to overturn the election. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Judges at every level roundly rejected the president's fanciful claims, including a Trump-appointed U.S. federal judge in Wisconsin, Brett Ludwig, who took a rhetorical blowtorch to the Trump team's specious arguments about voting procedures. Opinion | Logic will get Trump out of the White House. But it can’t bring back normal. 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In the ruling, the judge described those efforts as little more than “specious legal roadblocks” meant to “frustrate the Commission’s ability to gather information” about whether Uber is operating safely. Uber fined $59 million for dodging questions about sexual assaults 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In the early days of the transition, Mr. Pence fended off requests from the president’s loyalists to back specious claims about election fraud. Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress, Testing Pence 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z In the weeks after the election, Mr. Barr refused to refute Mr. Trump’s specious claims of widespread voter fraud. Trump Castigates Barr for Not Publicly Disclosing Hunter Biden Investigation 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump is trying to turn America's free and fair election into a muddled mess of misinformation, specious legal claims and baseless attacks on the underpinnings of the nation's democracy. Some in media are supposedly "going hard" on Trump — but it's too little and too damn late 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z His comments may have been prompted by Mr. Trump’s increasingly specious election claims; the president suggested on Sunday that the Justice Department and the F.B.I. may have played a role in an election fraud. Barr Acknowledges Justice Dept. Has Found No Widespread Voter Fraud 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z In a narrowly worded memo, the country's top prosecutor cautioned that "specious, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries." Barr: Justice Department hasn't uncovered any evidence of fraud that would overturn election results 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z But there is a difference between free speech and an alternate reality filled with specious disinformation. Column: Parler's vibe is MAGA-red and unreal. Extremism by design? 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z But that position has grown increasingly fraught for Pence and other Republicans as more states certify election returns, and courts - including federal judges appointed by Trump - reject the president’s specious claims of a fraudulent election. VP Mike Pence comes to Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z But that position has grown increasingly fraught for Pence and other Republicans as more states certify election returns, and courts — including federal judges appointed by Trump — reject the president’s specious claims of a fraudulent election. VP Mike Pence comes to Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “The state’s attempt to characterize these incidents as evidence of some kind of ill will intent or common scheme of violence that is somehow unique to Chauvin is specious, at best.” Former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death seeks to bar evidence of past neck and body restraints 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z It is clear to most clear-thinking Republicans that these suits are specious. The U.S. and the coddling of Donald Trump 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z But he made this acknowledgment only after first quoting McConnell's nonsense about Trump being "within his rights" to make specious legal challenges. Opinion | Republicans are wrong. Trump has no ‘right’ to cause this chaos. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Will this picture seek to nudge us in the direction of feel-good bipartisan healing — a goal that seems elusive at best and specious at worst? Review: Amy Adams and Glenn Close act up a storm in Netflix's woefully misguided 'Hillbilly Elegy' 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, he cautioned that "specious, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries." Top Justice Dept. voter fraud official resigns in protest after Barr authorizes nationwide probes 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z For the fifth consecutive day, Twitter flagged several of Trump’s tweets as potential misinformation about elections as he made specious claims of vote rigging. Trump continues to defy election results as world and some in GOP begin to move on 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z It is a longstanding tradition in the United States to spend a great deal of money to pay lawyers to bring specious law suits. The U.S. and the coddling of Donald Trump 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Campaign rallies have been chock-full of specious claims and fan-fiction narratives. Dishonesty Has Defined the Trump Presidency. The Consequences Could Be Lasting. 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Tiffany shot back that “LVMH’s specious arguments are yet another blatant attempt to evade its contractual obligation to pay the agreed-upon price for Tiffany.” Tiffany Deal Is a Signature Move by the Sun Tzu of Luxury 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In letters to The Times, Singer called the latest allegations against his clients “specious,” saying these “new fabricated contentions are contrary to Ms. Kirk’s voluntary media interviews.” Charlotte Kirk and the sex scandals roiling Hollywood 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Republicans are focused on allegations of political bias and content moderation by tech companies, based on specious evidence that is widely denied by the tech companies. Analysis | The Technology 202: The Google lawsuit launches a new phase of tech regulation in Washington 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z It was a clarifying moment, one that showed the extent of Trump's malicious intentions and exposed the workings of the machinery that exists to inject specious right wing narratives into the mainstream press. Giuliani's latest B.S. Ukraine smear failed. You can thank the Trump impeachment for that 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z State Journal Publisher Steve Stewart called the city’s defense “entirely specious” in his appeal to the attorney general’s office. Kentucky newspaper says city violated open meetings law 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Far from being “specious” and “baseless,” the lawsuit challenging the Purple Line project raised vitally important issues. Opinion | The Purple Line has been a drain on our region’s finances and environment 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z For the blood oxygen monitor, Apple is not making any specious claims. Apple Watch Series 6 review: minute improvements 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z It is true that a specious lawsuit intended to block construction, baseless in law and logic, caused nearly a year’s delay at the outset. Opinion | The Purple Line is on the verge of collapse — and Hogan is silent 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Because there is an obvious difference here, and the fact that so many of you cannot — more accurately, will not — acknowledge it renders spurious and specious your professed concern about urban crime. Let’s talk Chicago 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Their critiques are based on specious reasoning and are without merit. Opinion | Pandemic aside, Maryland needs to widen I-270 and I-495 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Getting rid of McCabe and dirtying him up in public on specious grounds takes on new significance with the publication of the Schmidt book. Why Trump was never investigated as a Russian agent 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z But the claim of an arbitrary statute of limitations is specious at best. Perspective | The walls are closing in on Daniel Snyder, and his tone-deaf response made things worse 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The Bronx Zoo's founding principles were among the most influential disseminators of specious racial inferiority theories that resonate still. Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise for caging a man 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Even that would amount to a legally specious claim on the trademark, Gerben said. Warriors? Red Wolves? Red Tails? Next step for Washington football team is securing rights. 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z To his credit, Ridge has pushed back publicly against the president’s specious claims about mail-in voting. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z They continued, despite portrayals to discredit the movement as a violent fringe and specious claims that “systemic racism is a myth” perpetuated by the media and so-called social justice warriors. Opinion | The Floyd Protests Show That Twitter Is Real Life 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The rationale was specious: that crack was more addictive, an assertion that subsequent studies demonstrated to be untrue. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z I think that argument is just specious garbage. A lawyer is tweeting videos of police using force at protests. There are more than 350 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z “The People’s Republic of China continues to make specious and destabilizing claims designed to extend its maritime area in the South China Sea,” Ms. Craft told Inside the Ring. U.S. protests Beijing illegal sea claim 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z In a news release, the company praised the outcome of the case, which it said was “frivolous, full of specious allegations that were without factual or legal merit.” The meat industry is trying to get back to normal. But workers are still getting sick — and shortages may get worse. 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z The justices said in the ruling that Pascoe’s arguments about the judge’s bias were “specious and wholly without merit.” SC court rules against solicitor in ex-lawmaker’s plea deal 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Misinformation, falsehoods and specious claims dominate his public pronouncements. Opinion | Directions on safely reopening the country must come from credible officials — not Trump 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z The war-on-coal claim is only one of many specious assertions made to undercut environmental protections. Even in the Age of Trump, facts matter 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a myth, and it’s a specious talking point.” 'Anchor babies': the 'ludicrous' immigration myth that treats people as pawns 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z The labels are inappropriate, and the reasoning is specious. Opinion | Lingering questions about 2016 and 2020 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z In 2008 and 2016, Hillary Clinton relied on the specious argument that she should be the Democratic nominee and ultimately president because it was time for a woman to be president. Democratic whining and identity politics 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The country’s intelligence agencies continue to produce private assessments that counter Trump’s specious assertions. William Barr, Trump’s Sword and Shield 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z David S. Cohen, a former CIA and Treasury official in the Obama administration, called it specious to suggest that the deal amounted to a payoff to Tehran. Trump attempts to pin some blame for missile attacks on Obama, outraging Democrats 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Hall’s attorney, Clark Brewster, said in a statement that he looks forward to defending his client’s “good name and pursuing those who file specious lawsuits.” Third OU student alleges sexual misconduct by ex-official 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Greenberg ultimately settled on “specious,” “sophomoric” and “nonsensical.” Opinion | Trump must be thrilled to find someone as bad at history as he is 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Asked Friday about that stance, he said, “The grounds for them to call me would be overwhelmingly specious. But, so, I don’t anticipate that happening anyway.” Joe Biden Says He’d Defy Subpoena to Testify in Trump’s Senate Trial 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Biden said any attempts to subpoena him would be on “specious” grounds, adding that he expected it wouldn't happen. Biden says he won't comply with Senate subpoena in Trump's impeachment trial 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z In the impeachment process thus far, Democrats appeal to and defend traditional constitutional norms while President Trump and his minions rely on lies, specious arguments and character assassination. Opinion | It’s Republicans who are attacking constitutional norms 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z In the ensuing months, Giuliani appears to have functioned as a conduit for specious claims that made their way to Trump and right-wing media outlets. How a CIA analyst, alarmed by Trump’s shadow foreign policy, triggered an impeachment inquiry 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z He did not specify which charges he views as specious. ‘Filled with hatred and a lust for blood’: Turkey’s proxy army in northern Syria accused of abusing civilians 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The Florida Democrat also complained about a “specious” distinction between legal and illegal immigration, and accused acting U.S. Wasserman Schultz calls immigration chief a white supremacist 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Making specious claims about a political opponent has a long and storied history in this country. The Problem of Political Advertising on Social Media 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z KU officials redacted descriptions of abusive behavior for specious privacy reasons. Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Ramsey had sat out the previous three weeks with a specious back injury as he agitated for a trade. Analysis | What to know from NFL Week 7: Aaron Rodgers takes flight, and Falcons reach new lows 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z He then came down with a specious back injury and did not play again for the Jaguars. The Rams just changed their season, and Jalen Ramsey might have changed the NFL 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The idea that they would suddenly forget their training when faced with a whistleblower complaint is specious. Perspective | The law is designed to punish whistleblowers like me 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z But remember, before he became president he was fighting off claims of fraud from his branded developments and his specious "Trump University." With 2020 looming, Donald Trump pushes his grift and corruption to the next level 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Williams notes that the star system's arrival was "seen as a popular cultural phenomenon imported to the academic sphere... criticized as a foreign or specious measure imposed on scholarly work." Why Jeffrey Epstein surrounded himself with scientists 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z “How often do we need to get reversed by the Supreme Court before we say, you know what, these equal protection claims are a little specious?” U.S. appeals court appears likely to rule for Trump on ending protections for many immigrants 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Trump didn’t technically espouse each and every one, but he elevated all of them — no matter how specious and/or ridiculous. Analysis: 23 bizarre conspiracy theories Trump has advanced 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He presided over boom times in Colorado as a two-term governor who left office in January, but he goes into specious territory by describing it as the No. 1 economy from 2016 through 2018. Analysis | Fact-checking the second Democratic debate (night 1) 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “I’ve always felt that as long as I’m alive and have a law license and can do this, I will” Naugle has encountered other specious bureaucratic roadblocks in his work. The website that helps people leave the Mormon Church 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z His impulsive declaration, under a specious definition of "national security," that Mexico must stop all illegal immigration and drug smuggling or face tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. is just the latest example. Donald Trump's zany British vacation: How badly will he screw this one up? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z He blew up the Iran nuclear agreement last year on specious grounds and then declared what amounted to economic war against Tehran, with genuinely crippling sanctions. Opinion | How to make sense of the clown show that is Trump’s foreign policy 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z One Fanelli paper cites the same specious science once used in the U.S., and others claim that reining in prescriptions would lead to undertreating pain and that pain treatment is a human right. AP Report: ‘Pain League’ allegedly pushed opioids in Italy 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z But Booker’s comparison of the regulations of toy guns and real guns is specious. Analysis | Cory Booker’s misleading claim that toy guns are more regulated than real guns 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Advocates for voting rights generally find this argument specious. The Fight for Voting Rights in Florida Isn’t Over 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z To compare any of today’s Republicans, since at least the 1970s, with them would be specious, erroneous and foolish. Opinion | What both political parties should choose 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z According to Johnston, writing at the Daily Beast, attorneys for the president made a specious legal claim in refusing to turn over his tax returns in Congress and the president better hope it holds up. David Cay Johnston: Donald Trump has one chance to keep the public from seeing his taxes 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Trump ’s stated reasons for the veto ranged from specious to risible. Trump’s veto over Yemen is a scandalous abuse of presidential power | Simon Tisdall 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z But we aren't going to carry messages that are specious and that pedal false hope to parents. Salon talks with a Department of Justice expert about autism 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z “The coverage of the investigation did include embarrassments - specious chyrons, tendentious talking heads and retracted scoops, among them,” Columbia’s Coll wrote. News industry leaders fighting back against claims by Trump 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Homeland Security officials say many of the claims are specious, but migrant advocates note the Central Americans are fleeing countries plagued by violence. U.S. plans to build massive migrant center in El Paso aimed at processing family asylum seekers 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Some of the specious “side effects” on the flyer are conditions vaccines are known to prevent, such as meningitis. Maine CDC tells residents to ignore misleading vaccine flyer 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Texas is not the first state to try this specious method of matching driver’s license applications to voter registration rolls. Opinion | Where the hunt for voter fraud is worse than the crime itself 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Critics said the Trump administration was building a specious legal case that interprets an exception to the law in the broadest possible terms. White House Redefines Who Is Essential to Get Parts of Government Moving Again 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This specious approach is bad enough when you’re telling medical professionals how to view each individual patient. How liberals and Gillette jump on ‘the men are horrible’ bandwagon 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z “I suggest that the relevant Canadian person carefully study the Vienna Convention ... before commenting on the cases, or they would only expose themselves to ridicule with such specious remarks.” Tensions rise after China gives accused Canadian drug smuggler death penalty 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z CNN invited Moore back on for yet another appearance on Tuesday, again on "Erin Burnett OutFront," in which he continued to repeat specious right-wing talking points about the National Climate Assessment. CNN keeps letting guests and paid commentators lie about climate scientists 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z I decided that MacDonald’s ideas, even the most specious ones, were too influential to ignore. The Pittsburgh Shooting and the Dark, Specific Logic of Online Hatred 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Some scientists suggest that engaging with racists would simply lend credibility to obviously specious claims. Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Such historical and political amnesia allows them to make the specious claim that they are now the party of resistance. Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh and the path to neoliberal fascism 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z At the same time, Leibovich is a fan like the rest of us, given to generic, often specious, and occasionally paranoid defenses of his cherished Patriots. Should We Keep Politics Out of Sports? 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Just last week, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey faced four hours of questioning from a House committee, with Republican representatives focusing almost exclusively on specious allegations of anti-conservative bias. Breitbart leaks video of Google executives' candid reaction to Trump victory 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Is an in-your-face response to Patriot Prayer members really the best way to counter their specious rantings? Editorials from around Oregon 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The Saudis claim that the Canadian statement is “an overt and blatant interference” in its internal affairs, but that argument is specious. Editorials from around New York 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Days after she made her complaint to Fager, he and two of his deputies called Nosheen into a meeting to go over criticisms of her work performance which she found specious. Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Abandon that specious catchcry cynically uttered in some newsrooms earlier in this digital era: never wrong for long. The liar’s dividend, and other challenges of deep-fake news | Paul Chadwick 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z The second argument, it is specious for an entirely different and more ominous reason. Some fear Democrats are veering too far left: But does centrism have a future? 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z He is doing so for specious and self-serving reasons. The irrational fear of migrants carries a deadly price for Europe | Daniel Trilling 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Critics say that argument is specious, noting that Communist rule ended nearly three decades ago, and that only a handful of judges from that era remain on the bench. Holocaust Law Is Weakened After ‘Storm and Consternation’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z I think such arguments are both specious and inaccurate. Life on the moon – it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds | Chris Hadfield 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s a nice idea, but maybe also a specious one. A rallying cry for acceptance: how the Tony awards brought the house down 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z And Trudeau, in his now notorious press conference as Air Force One was heading to Singapore, repeated what he had already said: it is insulting to impose what are probably illegal tariffs on specious grounds. Canada and America are cousins. We don't stab each other in the back | Margaret MacMillan 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In a court filing on Friday night, Mr. Manafort’s lawyers called the accusation of witness tampering “very specious,” and said it was a “not-too-subtle attempt to poison the potential jury pool against Mr. Manafort.” Mueller Adds Obstruction Charge on Manafort and Indicts His Right-Hand Man 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Trump critics say that claim is specious and obfuscates the current administration’s break with standard practice. Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ at the border is causing child shelters to fill up fast 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But many find the national security argument specious. Potential Auto Tariffs Prompt Warnings From Industry and Allies 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Channel 4’s “documentary” last week, Meet the Markles, plumbed new depths of superficiality in its specious mission to show what papers had previously revealed: the prince’s wife has a dysfunctional family. Royal wedding shows growing irrelevance of monarchy and press | Roy Greenslade 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z It is time we laid to rest the ‘see you in five years’ model, rooted in the specious notion that brilliance will find a way. Go beyond bias training 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Donald Trump’s torpedoing of the Iran nuclear deal on highly specious and misleading grounds is an act of wanton diplomatic vandalism fraught with dangers. Europe must make Trump pay for wrecking the Iran nuclear deal | Simon Tisdall 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z And that, hopefully, will make it just a little bit harder for anyone to haul out that specious argument the next time some forward-looking presenter tries to pass the mike to an underrepresented voice. Why FYF Fest's cancellation feels like such a discouraging setback 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z I was being steadily indoctrinated in a specious ideology. How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley | Corey Pein 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Stone says the request was “founded on numerous presumptions” that “are, at best, specious and, at worst, outright false, if not totally fantastic, and demonstrably so.” Trump ally Roger Stone agrees to share docs with Senate 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The stage is set for a courtroom melodrama crawling with straw-man atheists, pseudo-introspective laments and specious arguments concerning the separation of church and state. A Christian critic wrestles with new biblical films and the hope of a better 'faith-based' cinema 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z His notion is that Europeans should be more like Russians, trading the benefits of the rule of law for empty self-praise and specious claims of eternal victimhood at the hands of outsiders. Perspective | Succession plans protect nations. Putin and Xi just threw theirs out. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z At the time he sought a stay, labor groups argued that Mr. Robb’s logic was specious because the board’s case against McDonald’s did not hinge on which definition of joint employment applied. Push to Settle McDonald’s Case, a Threat to Franchise Model 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Some Iranian officials called it a specious prosecution — an accusation American officials often direct at Iran’s judiciary. He Wouldn’t Become an Informant. Now He’s Headed for Prison. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Yet the politicians who dignify it with specious arguments are making fools of themselves and harming America. A lesson in American greatness 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Recently, the Food and Drug Administration ineptly issued misleading information about kratom, providing specious support to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s push to list it as a Schedule 1 drug. Opinion | The FDA is wrong about kratom 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z They grouse about specious affronts to the troops, such as the simple act of protesting at a football game. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Equally specious is any suggestion of bias against Rod J. Rosenstein, a Republican named as deputy attorney general by Trump. Opinion | Nunes paves Trump’s road to autocracy 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The rationale for collecting immigration status for the first time is specious. Editorials from around New York 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z None of this is meant to draw a hard line between the critics’ choices and the HFPA’s favorites, which would be a specious, self-serving argument in any case. Unanimous love for 'Lady Bird' unites the Golden Globes and the National Society of Film Critics as awards season takes shape 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The FCC was aware of such “dark money” ads in recent elections but took no action, on the specious claim that it was too busy; the real cause was congressional pressure. Opinion | Don’t let the FCC off the hook for ‘dark money’ ads 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z But Trump, whose political rise began with the discredited and specious birther conspiracy, has exacerbated this divide in unprecedented ways. Analysis | Winners and losers from 2017, the year in politics 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z But Trump, whose political rise began with the discredited and specious birther conspiracy, has exacerbated this divide in unprecedented ways. The year in politics: Winners and losers from 2017 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z However some of the allegations leveled against candidates and elected representatives are connected to very specious evidence at best. Al Franken’s Minnesota Seat to Be Filled by Tina Smith, a Democrat 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Sometimes, the president uses a degree of remove — passing on something specious from someone else as a means of plausible deniability. ‘In the gutter’: White House again denies what many think Trump meant 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Beware of specious comparisons that overstate its importance. Stop Talking About Bitcoin’s Market Cap 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Once gone--whether to the specious claim they're essential for our energy independence or something more mundane, like real estate development--they are gone forever. Opinion | The Looting of America’s Public Lands 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Forbidding clubs, sticks and poles at the alt-right “rally” seems pretty specious when people are flaunting guns at protests and other public events, as well as in the supermarket. Opinion | Protesters with sticks should not be the main concern when there are guns around 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z So it's a specious argument at best, and in fact just more enrichment for developers and realtors as usual. The Great American Single-Family Home Problem 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z “Christians have no rights here any longer,” says Reverend Kuwa Shamal of the Sudanese Church of Christ, one of several church leaders who have been arrested on specious charges of spying and undermining the constitution. Although persecuted, Sudan’s Christian population is growing 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z There can be specious work in either mathematics or storytelling, but each has value and neither mode can, or should, replace the other. Perfectly normal That assertion is not just unsubstantiated; it is specious. Opinion | The United States torments its poorest neighbor 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Any argument against this simple fact is specious. Opinion | Let the People Pick the President 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He rightly does not pontificate about this and draws no specious parallels, but the reader can’t help recognizing familiar territory. The historical reality of the Templars of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Assassin’s Creed’ 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Thankfully, some are giving this specious “emergency” the response it deserves. Opinion | Richard Spencer is not an emergency 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Norms have been set by both valid and specious science, as well as by society, and those who deviate from them are deviants. Perfectly normal A quest for high-profile papers leads researchers to favour a spectacular result, even if it is specious. Give researchers a lifetime word limit 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Headphone testing is often analogized to wine tasting, in that it’s all subjective, but that shouldn’t lead to the specious conclusion that all opinions are equal. The 10 essential tracks to listen to with new headphones 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z "That assumption is analogous to and as specious as saying passengers in automobiles are at absolutely no risk of being hurt in a car accident if they're traveling below the legal speed limit." Analysis | The Energy 202: The other scientific consensus the EPA is bucking 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The job-creation reasoning is equally specious when applied to the behavior of existing companies. Opinion | Why Corporate Tax Cuts Won’t Create Jobs 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “For Danica to claim some affinity or interest or caring at all about this issue is specious,” Marshall said. Democrat Roem flexes spending power with new TV ad in heated Virginia race 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Gone are the days when someone can waltz into the Oval Office armed with specious data and attempt to manipulate the president’s thinking on an issue. Enforcer or ‘choke point’? Kelly seeks to bring order to chaotic White House. 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Former campaign officials said that Manafort frequently told his campaign colleagues that assertions made about him by the press were specious. Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z When Dr. Yazdi was arrested in 1997 on specious charges, it was widely seen as a test of powers between deeply conservative and reformist players in government. Ebrahim Yazdi, Iranian foreign minister turned dissident, dies at 85 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Framed like that, the answer seems obvious, and yet, in some sense, it’s a specious question. The sad truth about Teleprompter Trump | Francine Prose 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z For now, any argument that self-driving cars will be an antidote for congestion may be, at best, uninformed and specious. Self-driving cars are coming — but are we ready? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The argument against the individual health-insurance mandate as federal overreach is specious at best, ignorant at worst. Opinion | Thoughts on health-care’s individual mandate 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Its sensational capture by the Islamic State in 2014 signaled the ascent of the extremist group, whose specious "caliphate" was declared from the city's al-Nuri mosque. Analysis | Before and after images reveal the huge destruction in Mosul 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Senator Susan Collins of Maine criticized the Trump administration’s often specious descriptions of what the bill would actually do, bolstering other more quiet critics’ resolve. How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Voters need to understand that this cost objection is specious. Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Those specious arguments are distractions aimed at muddying the real issue: which waterways are federally protected. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “This entire commission is based on the specious and false notion that there was widespread voter fraud last November,” Virginia’s Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, said. States fight Trump commission's effort to gather voters' personal data 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Put another way, historical perspectives conceived in what Becker termed “the specious present” have a sell-by date. Kissing the specious present goodbye 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Although we are sympathetic to businesses looking for innovative ways to get their messages out, the argument that a call is only a call if the phone rings is specious at best. Editorials from around New England 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The administration’s 2018 budget was so draconian in its spending cuts and so specious in its economic assumptions that even the Republicans on Capitol Hill declared it dead on arrival. Perspective | Now is the time for business leaders to dump Trump — for the good of the country 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z What they all have in common is that none of them is particularly convincing and some of them are flatly specious. From rust belt to mill towns: a tale of two voter revolts | Thomas Frank 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z And how about this for creating an alternative reality built on specious narratives and fake news? Beyond a lie: The White House is creating misinformation as propaganda 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The present may be specious, but it confers real privileges, which a particular reading of the past can sustain or undermine. Kissing the specious present goodbye 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z When the Times put this on its front page, it felt like we were in for a week of awful political coverage led by specious survey findings. Corbyn shows there’s a new way of doing politics. Straight talking is back | John Harris 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The link between Muslim refugees and terrorism also is specious, Capps says. The Galaxy's Baggio Husidic escaped war-torn Bosnia as a child. Now he wants the same chance for Syrian refugees 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Though he disagrees with the “specious” reasoning of the order, Kyle Sammin admits that it “strengthens the federalism that is essential to the system of American liberty.” Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z I don't know about other "Dems" but I am tired of fair play while the "Reps" misrepresent, outright lie and claim specious moral superiority. Five Key Questions as a Government Shutdown Looms 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z It was the sort of specious, diversionary but superficially logical argument that has always confounded Le Pen’s critics in the media, and they largely preferred to ignore it. How Marine Le Pen played the media 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The rise of Isis fortified Assad’s specious claim to be fighting a solely terrorist insurgency. Bashar al-Assad: after Idlib is the president's luck running out? 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Baron chimed in, calling the mayor’s plan “specious.” Fury Over Brooklyn Shelter Reflects Difficulty of Curbing Homelessness 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z But if you understand why that argument would be specious and offensive, please explain it to Ben Carson. Will someone tell Ben Carson slaves were not immigrants 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z But in this twilight world “normal” is a specious concept. Dressing Like a Woman in “Sunset Boulevard” 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z That claim seems specious, as the state-sponsored plans will be available only to people whose employers don’t offer retirement benefits. California Editorial Roundup 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Professional historians worry that specious and cherry-picked comparisons will reverberate through social networks as gospel, deepening the country’s divisions. In divided America, history is weaponized to praise or condemn Trump 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The problem with the laissez-faire model is that it is a deductive argument which rests upon a set of "a priori" assumptions which are specious at best. Under Fidel Castro, Sport Symbolized Cuba’s Strength and Vulnerability 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The editorial cited fingerprinting in Houston as evidence this burden is “minimal” and said arguments against it are “specious.” Should we fingerprint Uber drivers? 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Undaunted, Helms moved to have King’s F.B.I. files declassified, so that the Senate might explore the specious claim that he was a Communist stooge. Martin Luther King Day with Trump 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z And Sessions made these specious arguments despite assurances from leading police chiefs and prosecutors that the bill wouldn’t increase crime. Trump's Nominee for Attorney General Is a Threat to Justice 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Farah had floated plenty of specious arguments in the past, among them the claim that gay men orchestrated the Holocaust and that Muslims have a 20-point plan for conquering the United States by 2020. The Problem With ‘Self-Investigation’ in a Post-Truth Era 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z He also employed the specious tactic of false equivalence, which was used devastatingly in this election. Fake news or false equivalence? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Not only are the charges “specious”, said Angela Bibens, an attorney coordinating legal defense for the camps with the Water Protector Legal Collective, but arrested activists are frequently denied access to legal representation. 'Bogus charges': Standing Rock activists say they face campaign of legal bullying 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Complaints can be specious, so all don’t progress to become public before the nine-member Florida Commission on Ethics. Florida editorial roundup 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z A real revolution was finally supplanting a specious one. The Party That Wants to Make Poland Great Again 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But whether that thinking is specious or not, Ziegler said, is less clear. Food-coloring startup gives avocado pits new life 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z My point is the guns I am referencing have only one purpose, and it's not sport hunting, all those specious "Terrorist Hunting Permit" rear window decals to the contrary. A Chicago Shooting Survivor, but in Need of a Miracle 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z If Trump becomes President, he may want to do more than jail Clinton on specious charges. Donald Trump’s Political Prisoners 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Like their Redeemer forbearers, they raised specious concerns about electoral fraud. Donald Trump Is Taking a Page From Reconstruction-Era White Supremacists 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The claim that Clinton or her campaign was responsible in 2008 for the rise of the so-called “birther movement” has long since been debunked, and no credible person subscribes to that specious yarn. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Instead of asserting its authoritative knowledge – that candidates' voices go through hell on the campaign trail – the media permits speculation no matter how specious. The Sexist Press 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z A statement from El Camino on Thursday called the district allegations “arbitrary and specious.” L.A. Unified targets well-known charter school for possible revocation 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z He may even want to do more than intimidate his other opponents and have some of them jailed on specious charges, too. Donald Trump’s Political Prisoners 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Police tend to point to the low numbers of sustained complaints as evidence that they were specious charges filed in retaliation for lawful arrests. The Ordinary Outrage of the Baltimore Police Report 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z She also provided appropriate criticism of the specious GOP-led committee investigating Planned Parenthood. The Times recommends: Suzan DelBene for the 1st Congressional District 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z If Williams felt as though that statement might serve as blanket protection for any specious or baseless suppositions to come, it’s safe to assume that Twitter did not share his sentiments. Brian Williams returns to NBC for Dallas coverage and Twitter is unimpressed 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z But that specious argument could be used to ban all medical treatments for people with intellectual disabilities for any condition whatsoever. Please Don’t Take Away My Autistic Son’s Treatment 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Denying people in desperate need entry into this country on specious grounds is neither reasonable nor moderate. Gov. Hogan’s refusal to endorse Donald Trump 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z That kind of research, a staple of political campaigns, often contains detailed information — sometimes factual and sometimes specious — about a candidate's personal and professional history. Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z That kind of research, a staple of political campaigns, often contains detailed information — sometimes factual and sometimes specious — about a candidate’s personal and professional history. Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The idea that his running a scam real estate school indicates Trump isn't good at "calibrating risk and reward" is specious. Behind the Gold Curtain of Donald Trump’s Résumé 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Along the same lines, Trump dropped another egregiously specious bombshell this week about Hillary being allegedly involved with the suicide of Clinton White House staffer Vince Foster. Gun nut: Trump, the one with the “best words,” is incoherent when talking about firearms — and everything else 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Constitution to impeach, on specious grounds, a Democratic president. Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z To most clubs and their fans, such internal conflict might seem specious. At Bayern Munich, Only the Expectations Aren’t Changing 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z "I would say there is vast gulf of difference between those claims and the completely specious claims over things like the savings we might get if we leave the EU," he said. Osborne dismisses 'specious' claims of savings from EU exit - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Sir Martin told the BBC's Today programme that comparisons to Sir Philip Green, currently under fire for his pay when he was owner of BHS, were "specious". WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell defends £70m pay package - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Criticizing him “is a specious and rather silly excuse for the conduct they engaged in,” Mr. Grosfeld said. James Grosfeld Steps Down From PulteGroup Board Immediately 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z One can challenge their view as specious, but I don't think you can equate their attitude with that of a government employee who refuses to perform her sworn duty. No Contraception? No Equality 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Blaming Putin, or Hillary, or any one individual, is the worst application of specious logic. European Union Reaches Deal With Turkey to Return New Asylum Seekers 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Claims that the UK would save £350m a week by leaving the EU are "completely specious", George Osborne said. Osborne dismisses 'specious' claims of savings from EU exit - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z But, in a 2011 interview with The Weekly Standard, David Koch echoed specious claims, made by conservative gadfly Dinesh D’Souza, that Obama was somehow African rather than American in his outlook. Who Sponsored the Hate? 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Scott dissembled, talked about Florida being a melting pot, then about the Paris attacks, leaping to the specious link between that and Syrian refugees, and how we should therefore keep them out. 6 worse right-wing moments of the week — Conservatives embrace proto-fascism 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Early indications are those piñata attacks will be specious, mean-spirited, and detached from reality. They’re never letting him govern: How the right has conspired to form a Supreme Court blockade 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z He occupies the “fragile and porous border,” Mr. Nora said, “between solid good sense and an argument that is slightly specious.” Once Hopeful for Harmony, a Philosopher Voices Discord in France 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Asked if the leading sports network would cost too much on its own given the rising cost of sports rights, he replied that was “just a hypothetical and ultimately, specious mathematical problem.” Will TV bills rise with channel choice? Canada to find out 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy rejected the defense's argument as "specious and ridiculous." How a bite of pizza led to an arrest in the Grim Sleeper serial killer case 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z She called the complaint by the Democrats misleading and specious. Democrats file ethics complaint against New Mexico lawmaker 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z With their deeply literary brand of shock, these lines orchestrate a specious conflict between two inadequate responses. Fredrick Seidel’s Ballsy Blasphemy 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The industry is doubtless facing challenges but the suggestion that public safety and private profit can’t coexist is specious. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama’s obfuscation is not limited to his specious claim about Guantanamo’s importance for jihadist recruitment. The Terrorists Freed by Obama 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z And why are people adapting serious technology, like EEG, to specious purposes? Verge ESP: Sound & Vision & Personal Fitness Trackers 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The conservative counterpoint to the conversation about excessive force has been a specious narrative of a war on police. Tamir Rice and America’s Tragedy 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z But in the humanities, especially, and elsewhere, faux scholars representing specious disciplines exploit academia as a jobs program for otherwise unemployable propagandists hostile to freedom of expression. American higher education is a house divided 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The NRA's arguments regarding automatic and semi-automatic modern weapons are specious and, frankly, irrational -- psychotic, if you will. End the Gun Epidemic in America 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Supporters of the ban on discounts would say "yes" but their argument is specious. Take Away the CFPB's Keys 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Carson’s specious claims about slavery and abortion are even more deeply problematic than they first appear. Ben Carson’s sick historic fantasies: The nonsense GOP front-runner sells his racist, reactionary, low-information base 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The system of storytelling on Africa is too often incomplete, stereotyped - and specious. Why I cannot tell 'the African story' - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z But she had long supported such a pact, and even her supporters said the stated rationale for opposition was specious and could raise more questions about her credibility. Few Rivals as Hillary Clinton Still Leads 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The whole notion of an armed German citizenry halting the Nazi rise to power is specious at best. The right’s favorite gun control myth: Ben Carson is just the latest to recycle debunked Hitler theory 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z That, though, didn’t stop Ms. Fiorina’s supporters from using it — with the voice-over and caption of “Here’s a stomach, heart, kidney, and adrenal” — to support specious allegations of Planned Parenthood selling fetal tissue for profit. Fiorina’s falsehoods 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z With their insatiable appetite for content, they treat each passing moment as a potential milestone, however specious it may be. ONLY ON AP: Noah arrives at ‘Daily Show’ ready, ‘terrified’ 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Army in 1954 in hearings called by Sen. Joseph McCarthy to look into McCarthy’s specious charges of a communist conspiracy. Editorials from around New England 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z For her critics, these arguments are specious - in particular, the idea that obese people, who likely understand the health issues and may already be sensitive about their appearance, can somehow be helped by being hurt. Can 'fat shaming' be defended? - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z “What they’re trying to do in the meantime is to cost this man so much money on these specious, outrageous collateral proceedings that he can’t afford to go to trial,” he said. Housing authority wants paintball business off its land 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z And it’s hard to get away with a specious argument in her presence. Jonathan Franzen interview: ‘There is no way to make myself not male' 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Davis believes the PTC's argument is specious because of the evergreen nature of children's programming. 'Sesame Street' moving to a more tech-savvy neighborhood: HBO 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The polls indicating he is still way out in front post-debate are specious. Chill Out About Trump 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Government pressure to implement exceptional access mechanisms in strong encryption is an attack on personal security, privacy and civil liberties cloaked in a specious appeal to national security. A misguided take on encryption and ‘exceptional access’ 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But she adds that she thinks that rule silly: “To me, that’s kind of a specious little argument.” Planned Parenthood fetal organ donations’ legality questioned after second video 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But are these moments just a comforting and specious fiction, an understandable but false attempt to move us past necessary and uncomfortable racial debates? ‘Amazing Grace’ is making its way from President Obama’s lips to Broadway’s stage 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Here’s one of conservatives’ more “entertaining” strategies for proving their specious argument, from a chain email I received some time back, a painfully awkward attempt at satirizing the voice of a supposedly Democratic racist: “Democrats are the real racists!”: Inside the GOP’s pathetic & insulting response to charges of bigotry 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z On his second count, though — that Evel will create “two classes of MPs” — Smith’s argument seems specious. English Votes For English Laws: Are We Nearing A Solution? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr Robinson, the Northern Ireland first minister, accused him of "pathetic posturing and specious spinning". Gerry Adams delusional says Peter Robinson - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z President Juncker’s claim that pensions would not be cut is somewhat specious. When Is A Default Not A Default? 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The next specious argument is that there are few Las Vegas natives and their allegiance will be with teams outside the market. Pro Teams Overdue in Las Vegas 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Again, this is a truly specious line of argument. “Democrats are the real racists!”: Inside the GOP’s pathetic & insulting response to charges of bigotry 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of Federal District Court in Manhattan, who had previously thrown out the case, had said that the claim that A.I.G.’s board was under the control of the government was specious. Surprise Ruling Finds Bailout Shorted A.I.G. 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z “The argument about affordable housing is totally specious,” he said in an interview. De Blasio’s Housing Push Spurs Anxiety Among Those It’s Meant to Help 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The ‘peace of a sort’ that is supposed to justify nuclear deterrence is specious and illusory.” Pope Francis' Latest Mission: Stopping Nuclear Weapons 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z While lawyers for legislative leaders argued McCrory lacked legal standing to sue because he didn’t veto the laws creating the panels, the ruling said “the court finds these contentions to be specious.” NC judges side with McCrory in fight with legislature 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z To claim that they are “starving” or that they do not receive far greater benefits than the average student, however, is specious. Where's Kevin Ware? And Other 2015 NCAA Tournament Observations 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Maybe, but the President seems enamored enough with his executive action powers that these reminders do not seem entirely specious. Obama Tax Hikes By Executive Action Versus The Constitution 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The book was admired by some reviewers in right-of-center journals, but others found it wrongheaded and intellectually specious. M. Stanton Evans, guiding force in modern conservatism, dies at 80 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “The argument of the cost of incarceration and law enforcement is specious. The bigger question is … do we want to stupefy our youth?” Weed smokes out conservative fault lines 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But their calls for austerity or stimulus packages offer only near-term fixes, while alternative solutions offered by political populists, xenophobes and Luddites are specious. Japan's Economic Stagnation Is a Cautionary Tale for Europe 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z It may just appear to be an upscaled PSP game but this comparison video clearly dismisses that analysis as being obviously specious. 'Final Fantasy Type-0 HD' Gets Rather Bleak In New Trailer 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z “Current and former Priorities officials were behind this specious and malicious attack on the integrity of these critical organizations,” Brock wrote in the letter. Hillary Clinton Supporters Fight for 2016 Position 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z What are the best ways to present science-based recommendations, and what are the best ways to address specious fears? How to Talk to Vaccine Resisters 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z I think the logic that Romney gathered more votes in Blue State primaries than Red is specious. The Surprising Power of Blue-State Republicans 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Chen's freestyling redefinition of neutrality equates two highly distinct industries and conflates a whole bunch of issues into a specious, and utterly warped, argument. BlackBerry's CEO thinks net neutrality means Apple should make apps for BlackBerry 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z And Bloomberg got to ride off into the gilded Park Ave sunset with all the specious dignity of a successful leader. Agency Report Finds Criminal Histories and Gang Ties Among Rikers Officers 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z People would be better informed as advances in psychology, widely taught in schools, would leave them "immune from specious appeals to sentiment and illogical reasoning". Strange predictions for the future from 1930 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z There are few ideas more specious than the notion that the election of President Obama marked the transition to a “post-racial” era in American history. Go away, Bill Kristol: Face of privilege spouts confusing mess on race in America 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z I don't think specious means what you think it means. specious: falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right : appearing to be true but actually false. The Surprising Power of Blue-State Republicans 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed two days later that it was because I obtained my visa at the airport rather than at the embassy, a claim that was clearly specious. Egypt is open for business, but not for reform 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z The argument that lifting the ban will save lives is largely specious. “No one’s crying in their coffee”: The real reason the gay blood ban is so absurd 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Albee’s parents paid little attention to him; he was a bourgeois prop, meant to complete their specious idea of “family.” Edward Albee’s Bad Marriages 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Equally specious in my opinion are arguments that ARM can deliver important new information on asteroid hazards or space resources. Human spaceflight: Find asteroids to get to Mars Pilon’s point was typical of the specious criticisms raised at the hearing about the proposal to convert most of the District into the 51st state. Critics of D.C. statehood cite specious objections, such as Grave Snowplow Threat. It’s also why we may fall for the glib and specious versus more accurate but challenging explanations. What Do the Words You Use Say About You? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z But in the context of children encountering guns for no other conceivable purpose than entertainment, the normalization narrative is especially bizarre and specious. Gun nuts’ insane new crusade: How they explain away fatal accidents with children 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z So, isn't it about time the specious concept of a shelf life specifically for female beauty was similarly marginalised? Sorry, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, but I don't buy into this idea of a female shelf life 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z So stop pretending there is by endorsing specious words like “edge.” Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel has a massive, unfair advantage 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z If it all seems specious and vainglorious, so be it. At the ESPYs red carpet, it's a mix of bling, sweat and cheers 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z American officials say that argument is specious; Russia must license the fuel for its reactor and does not want to give up the business. Iran Outlines Nuclear Deal; Accepts Limit 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Local officials say those arguments are specious and that the organizations are simply worried about losing business. Even on Nantucket, a Funeral Home Is a Luxury 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z But to apply a label like "e-sports" is optimistic at best and specious at worst. Can video games be sports? 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “I prefer not to take part in the assembling of an apparent but specious unanimity,” he wrote. A Supreme Court Term Notable for Unanimity, if Not Amity 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z “I prefer not to take part in the assembling of an apparent but specious unanimity,” Scalia wrote. Scalia Howls In Agreement That Abortion-Clinic Buffer Zones Are Unconstitutional 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The reasoning is specious however you interpret her email, though. The latest IRS 'scandal' becomes the latest GOP dud 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z What he really means is that it is his job to question Obama Administration statistics by using specious Heritage Foundation statistics. 6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Dick Cheney is the world’s biggest liar 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z One specious rumor seems to refuse to die. Where the Father of the Ponzi Scheme Once Slept 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z It's specious, disingenuous and par for the course for the hypocrites in Congress and the Senate. Boehner and Pelosi Resist Cries for Ouster of Veterans Affairs Chief 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Unfortunately the data, divorced from local context, leads Mr. Fisher to a specious conclusion and does him and his readers a great disservice. This Is Why Data Journalism Is Failing 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Dunn said that Mr. Moloney’s assertions were specious and that the subpoenas had been issued as a result of Mr. Moloney’s book and documentary, not any actions by the college. A Heinous Crime, Secret Histories and a Sinn Fein Leader’s Arrest 2014-05-02T03:42:37Z And it’s a rather specious one, at that. Cliven Bundy and racial concern trolling: Why the rancher’s bigoted rant means more doom for the GOP 2014-04-26T12:00:00Z Merrill called the concerns over recruitment of black students a “specious argument.” S.C. college production highlights political battle between lawmakers, public universities 2014-04-22T19:11:28Z Many fans and longtime residents of the city have said that it is specious to link the anniversary of such a controversy to a pleasing turn of form on the field. 25 Years After Stadium Disaster, Liverpool Still Mourns 2014-04-12T17:33:23Z There’s a fundamentally specious premise at the heart of the Northwestern unionization movement, and it’s this: That college athletes are exploited and aggrieved. Jenkins: More questions than answers from common-sense-defeating NLRB ruling on Northwestern football players 2014-03-30T00:14:49Z On the evidence, Romney’s claim that Obama wanted to give Russia “a gift” by canceling the Bush program is specious. Is Romney on target about Obama’s ‘gift to Russia’? 2014-03-29T22:54:29Z Students occupying parliament have resorted to undemocratic means, and many of the arguments they and the DPP make about the trade agreement are specious. Banyan: On the antlers of a dilemma 2014-03-27T15:58:21Z According to specious news accounts, he patted himself on the chest as he walked off the mound, saying, “Gude. Me want more money.” At 102, Connie Marrero, the oldest living former major leaguer, spends days in Cuba 2014-03-25T16:18:17Z Relying once again on specious claims to national security risks already undermined by even White House advisors, director of national intelligence slammed whistle-blower Edward Snowden Wednesday and demanded that his document trove be returned. Clapper demands Snowden documents be returned 2014-01-29T19:40:00Z “We will continue to defend against her equally specious fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims.” DealBook: Judge Throws Out Racketeering Claims Filed by Cohen’s Ex-Wife 2014-01-27T19:27:46Z Bridgegate/IRS comparisons were always specious, and always relied on phony data. The right’s boneheaded analogy: No, Christie’s debacle is not similar to the IRS case 2014-01-15T15:48:00Z Murphy's claim that he did not testify due to his lack of faith in the judicial system was "entirely justifiably regarded as specious and wholly unconvincing", the judge said. Omagh bomb appeals dismissed 2013-12-19T12:59:42Z You often hear politicians using specious economic reasoning that relies on the listeners’ limited understanding of the subject. Nobel-Prize Winner Lars Peter Hansen on How Economics Has Helped You 2013-10-23T17:00:44Z The company insists that all of these claims are specious, and it’s unclear whether any of these plaintiffs will prevail in court against the well-financed Belgium-based corporation. Another Miffed Beer Drinker Goes After AB InBev in Court 2013-10-18T18:49:47Z I can only conclude that this reasoning is specious at best, for none can see the future of paths we do not take. War Is the New Peace 2013-09-10T08:45:00Z In a telephone interview on Saturday, Randy Levine, the Yankees’ president, said, “Each and every one of these allegations is specious and completely false.” Lawyer Says Yankees Misled Rodriguez About Injuries 2013-08-17T19:24:50Z "I personally think the argument that a bankruptcy filing violates the Michigan Constitution is specious and will be quickly dismissed by Rhodes," she said. Fight over Detroit bankruptcy begins in federal court 2013-07-24T04:10:12Z These include “Thailand hammering free speech advocates touching previously sacrosanct topics, Vietnam jailing bloggers left and right on specious charges, and, of course, Singapore moving its censorship regimen to the internet,” explains Robertson. Internet Censorship Takes Root in Southeast Asia 2013-07-18T07:20:27Z It otherwise is a rather specious drama that stonily observes several variously deluded characters and the snaky individual who works their nerves. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Happy,’ at the New Jersey Repertory Company 2013-06-22T01:29:45Z It said some parts of the transaction — parts meant to slip into a favorable tax treatment — were “specious” and should be disregarded. High & Low Finance: Tribune’s Clever Tax Strategy Now Spells Trouble 2013-06-20T20:39:15Z Answers that allude to ‘protections from abuse’ and ‘oversight’ now seem specious. NSA Surveillance Threatens US Competitiveness 2013-06-07T16:30:51Z The arguments here are specious, and not simply within a base civil liberties vs. counterterror polemic. Why NSA’s defense is so weak 2013-06-07T15:43:00Z "Don't tell us specious rumours," was the gist of the Ghanaian response. Working with Chinese contractors 2013-05-17T11:31:17Z He knows how to cut through specious arguments on both sides of the energy and climate debate while keeping in target the bigger challenges facing the U.S. and the world. Energy Independence: A Q&A with Michael Levi, Author of The Power Surge 2013-05-06T10:50:25Z The author draws specious conclusions from several correlations that aren't very well explored. Viewpoint: In the War Over Christianity, Orthodoxy Is Winning 2013-04-29T09:45:16Z Elsewhere, in response to the dentist’s argument that there’s no real dispute between the parties, the court disparages the dentist’s argument as “specious” and “ridiculous” in light of the dentist’s “constant barrage of threats.” You Shouldn't Need a Copyright Lawyer to Pick a Dentist 2013-04-17T17:14:40Z The argument that somehow Reagan and Thatcher brought down the Soviet Union is utterly specious. Margaret Thatcher: A cut above the rest 2013-04-08T16:13:04Z The claims then were just as specious as they are now. Letters: Partisan voices in the energy debate 2013-04-01T20:00:01Z It is hard to precis all the specious concerns about why CC-BY will not work for scholarly publishing. Licence restrictions: A fool's errand 2013-03-27T22:50:27.353Z He is specious and self-possessed, credibly human and flawed, but also greedy and vain. Side Effects – review 2013-03-07T15:30:01Z That being said, the rational for "banning" such weapons is specious and illogical. Bob Barker on Being an NRA 'Enemy' 2013-02-07T08:45:00Z |
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