Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet In the wake of the announcement of Bill and Melinda Gates’s divorce, rumours have been seeping out about Bill’s private life which do him no credit. However, it’s not reports of infidelity which bother me – there,
The word for today is… abjure (verb) – 1 formal a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly 2 formal : to abstain from Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Just as a jury swears to produce an unbiased verdict, and a witness swears to tell the truth on pain of perjury, those
The word for today is… fustian (noun) – 1a : a strong cotton and linen fabric b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave 2 : high-flown or affected writing or speech Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fustian has been used in English for a kind of
milliner (noun) – a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women’s hats Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : 1520s, “vendor of fancy wares, man who deals in articles for women’s wear,” probably originally Milaner “native or resident of Milan” (in Middle English Milain, Milein, Millein, etc.), the northern Italian
The word for today is… irony (noun) – 1a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance 2a (1) : incongruity between the actual
Chynthia Wijaya Noor Gillani The Conversation Before joining The Conversation, Chynthia worked in video production and editing, freelancing for Vice Australia and the Museum of Chinese Australian History. Before joining The Conversation, Noor worked as a regional reporter with Seven West Media and News Corp. Prior to that, she freelanced
The word for today is… dross (noun) – 1 metallurgy : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal 2 : waste or foreign matter : impurity 3 : something that is base, trivial, or inferior Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Dross has been a part of the English language since
Calum MacKellar mercatornet.com Dr Calum MacKellar is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics At the beginning of this year, I was invited to take part in an online debate on the topic of assisted suicide organised by a Scottish university in front of a large
herald (noun,verb) – noun: – 1a : an official at a tournament of arms b : an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war c : officer of arms 2 : an official crier or messenger 3a : one that precedes or foreshadows b : one that conveys news
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly known as Marie Stopes International) permanently closed its flagship central London clinic last Friday. The clinic performed 4,235 abortions over 2018 and 2019. The Marie Stopes House clinic, located on Whitfield Street in Bloomsbury, was Britain’s first
The word for today is… rococo (noun, adjective) – noun – : rococo work or style adjective – 1a : of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b : of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay
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Catherine Rentz propublica.org **This story is the third of a three-part series. “This Is How You Get Your Power Back” by Catherine Rentz; Illustrations by Isabel Seliger, special to ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories
Francis Menton manhattancontrarian.com It’s easy to get discouraged about the “climate” scare, otherwise known as the socialist takeover of everything under the cover story of a faux moral crusade to “save the planet.” Sometimes it seems that all you can hear are preening politicians and academics and journalists
epicure (noun) – 1 : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine 2 archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word epicure is currently associated with indulging the appetite, but that is a long way from the teachings of the man to whom we
The word for today is… clandestine (adjective) – marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 1658, the English poet John Milton wrote of “clandestine Hostility cover’d over with the name of Peace.” Three and a half centuries later we use clandestine in much the
