dogmatists

Mr. Obama frequently decries the danger of "dogmatists" and "ideologues" in public policy, yet he himself has proven consistently uninterested in putting himself in situations where he might be confronted with the hard complexities of this war.

Why Obama Must Go to Iraq 2008

"dogmatists," the leader now insists on the need to change course flexibly to meet circumstances.

CounterPunch 2009

"dogmatists," the leader now insists on the need to change course flexibly to meet circumstances.

CounterPunch 2009

The ONLY reason it is effective AT ALL at the moment is because the dogmatists have the weight of law backing their perverse view, as two disparate meanings of a specific term (marriage) are conflated.

Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010

That makes me an educational "neoliberal" (a word often used pejoratively by some benighted dogmatists, which I simply define as one who believes in a totally free marketplace of ideas undefiled by bureaucratic and regulatory vulgarity) who upholds the individual's right to choose his/her own educational program and professional career.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Education Unbanned! Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010

The pragmatic assessment of this problem has been left to the dogmatists on the left and the selfish interests of big business, and by the way the New York Times whose journalistic integrity is left as an open question in this matter!

Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List at D.C. Meeting - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

For all the pretensions of unique policy concerns health in one case, energy efficiency in the other both sets of official dogmatists have one thing in common: They are convinced that individuals can't make their own sensible, informed choices, so the power of government must be brought to bear to remove those choices altogether.

The Nanny State Bans Our Lightbulbs 2011

You have nothing to stand on, you unscientific dogmatists with your positive science which you are always lugging about into places it has no right to be.

Chapter 36 2010

But it might arrive a little earlier if liberal dogmatists, doctrinaire flag-wavers for Progress, and Islamophobic intellectuals got out of its way.

Other Stuff « Gerry Canavan 2009

That makes me an educational "neoliberal" (a word often used pejoratively by some benighted dogmatists, which I simply define as one who believes in a totally free marketplace of ideas undefiled by bureaucratic and regulatory vulgarity) who upholds the individual's right to choose his/her own educational program and professional career.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Education Unbanned! Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010