Posted by David Bernstein: "Chutzpah": http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_07_23-2006_07_29.shtml#1154013230
The classic example of chutzpah is the person who murders his parents, then pleads for mercy because he's an orphan. But how about a government leader that puts a terrorist organization in his cabinet; gives the organization free reign over the southern part of his country from which the organization every so often attacks a neighboring country; and defends the organization as "liberators;" and [1]then demands reparations from the neighboring country when the terrorist organization starts a war? References 1. https://online.cardmemberservices.com/colappmgr/colportal/prospect?_nfpb=true&portlet_reidentify_1_actionOverride=%2Fonline%2Freidentify%2FcheckUserType&_windowLabel=portlet_reidentify_1&_pageLabel=page_reidentify _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
