Chutzpah [hoo t-spuh, khoo t-] noun, Slang. unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall. audacity; nerve. The classic definition is that given by Leo Rosten: “that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.” A Modern Example President Obama gave a speech last week …
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August – Three-year-old McKenzie Elliott sits on a neighbor’s front porch in Baltimore. She waits excitedly for her stepfather. It is a sweltering day and he will take her swimming. He is late – traffic is bad. A car stops at the corner of 36th St and Old York Road. …
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The violent climax of the demonstration in Baltimore on Saturday was entirely predictable. The narrative that you are hearing from large media outlets and politicians (including Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake) is also predictable: A peaceful demonstration hijacked by a few out-of-town agitators, causing the larger message of justice and non-violent …
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