Critics of Reagan's efforts questioned their purpose and argued that the program did not go far enough in addressing many social issues, including unemployment, poverty, and family dissolution ; Nancy's approach to promoting drug awareness was labeled as simplistic by liberal critics.

Critics of the free will response have questioned whether it accounts for the degree of evil seen in this world.

Critics of safe trade argue that the military and agriculture aspects of biosecurity are dissimilar, unlikely to converge in the form of an attack disguised as an accident, and require such differential prevention and response measures that there is little risk reduced in altering the fundamental structure of trade relationships to accommodate a robust regime of biosecurity.

Critics, however, noted the contractionary nature of these policies, arguing that in a recession, the traditional Keynesian response was to increase government spending, prop up major companies, and lower interest rates.

Critics of Jewish Renewal claim that the movement emphasizes individual spiritual experience and subjective opinion over communal norms and Jewish textual literacy ; the above-mentioned formalization of the ALEPH ordination programs may be a response to such criticism.

Critics, including Hemenway, respond that these estimates are difficult to reconcile with comparable crime statistics, are subject to a high degree of sampling error, and that " because of differences in coverage and potential response errors, what exactly these surveys measure remains uncertain ; mere repetition does not eliminate bias ".

" In response, Lowell took revenge in his satirical A Fable for Critics, first published in October 1848.

New Critics focused on the text of a work of literature and tried to exclude the reader's response, the author's intention, historical and cultural contexts, and moralistic bias from their analysis.

For instance, he stated, " If some of the New Critics have preferred to stress the writing rather than the writer, so have they given less stress to the reader -- to the reader's response to the work.

Critics generally received the record with a lukewarm response, recognizing its accomplishments while noting its lack of consistency and innovation.

** Kerygma and Myth by Rudolf Bultmann and Five Critics ( 1953 ) London: S. P. C. K., HarperCollins 2000 edition: ISBN 0-06-130080-2, online edition ( contains the essay " The New Testament and Mythology " with critical analyses and Bultmann's response )

Critics had speculated that the latter change was likely as a response to the announcement of the CRTC granting approval to an application by Rogers Media for its own regional news channel focusing on the Greater Toronto Area, CityNews Channel.

Critics often point to declining real wage s ( excluding health insurance ) as a response to trickle-down economics.

Critics, again, gave Soulicious a mixed response, with CDStarts. de calling it " a sterile soul adaption for The Dome stage.

Critics further charged that when CARB, in response to the EV1, mandated that electric vehicles make up a certain percentage of all automakers ' sales, GM came to fear that the EV1 might encourage unwanted regulation in other states.

In 2001 Bernal published " Black Athena Writes Back: Martin Bernal Responds to Critics " as a response to criticism of his earlier works.

While Robert Lamm maintains his songwriting prowess on Chicago VI ( authoring half of the album's tracks, including his response to some of Chicago's negative reviewers in " Critics ' Choice "), it is James Pankow who is responsible for the album's two hits, " Just You ' N ' Me " (# 4 ) and " Feelin ' Stronger Every Day " (# 10 ), the last of which was co-composed with Peter Cetera, who, himself landed another track on Chicago VI, the country-influenced " In Terms Of Two ".

* Hanke, Steve H. ( 2003 ) The Argentine Straw Man: A response to Currency Board Critics, Cato Journal, Spring / Summer, Vol.

Critics have also viewed " Daddy " as a response to Plath's complex relationship with her father, Otto Plath, who died shortly after her eighth birthday as a result of undiagnosed diabetes.

Critics and supporters disagree as to whether archaeological findings support or disprove the historicity of the Book of Mormon.

Critics of these studies question the scientific validity of their findings, noting small sample sizes, lack of experimental control groups, and lack of standardized measures as primary concerns.

Critics, such as political economist Karl Polanyi, question whether a spontaneously ordered market can exist, completely free of " distortions " of political policy ; claiming that even the ostensibly freest markets require a state to exercise coercive power in some areas-to enforce contracts, to govern the formation of labor unions, to spell out the rights and obligations of corporations, to shape who has standing to bring legal actions, to define what constitutes an unacceptable conflict of interest, etc.

Critics of the East German state have claimed that the state's commitment to communism was a hollow and cynical tool Machiavellian in nature, but this assertion has been challenged by studies that have found that the East German leadership was genuinely committed to the advance of scientific knowledge, economic development, and social progress.

Critics of the East German state have claimed that the state's commitment to communism was a hollow and cynical tool of a ruling elite.

Critics charge that " rogue state " merely means any state that is generally hostile to the U. S., or even one that opposes the U. S. without necessarily posing a wider threat.

Critics from the neoclassical school of economics criticise state-ownership and centralisation of capital on the grounds that there is a lack of incentive in state institutions to act on information as efficiently as capitalist firms do because they lack hard budget constraints, resulting in reduced overall economic welfare for society.

Critics have argued that the US state of Utah is a theocracy.

Critics of the Seventeenth Amendment claim that by altering the way senators are elected, the states lost any representation they had in the federal government and that this led to the gradual " slide into ignominy " of state legislatures, as well as an overextension of federal power and the rise of special interest groups to fill the power vacuum previously occupied by state legislatures.

Critics of penal substitutionary atonement state that seeing the Atonement as appeasing God is a pagan idea that makes God seem tyrannical ( Stricken by God ?, Eerdmans: 2007 ).

Critics and some Christians state that Hubbard's statements regarding R6 prove that Scientology doctrine is incompatible with Christianity, despite the Church

Critics of greater privatization state that healthcare should be kept public, ( public in funding only, as most services are provided by the private sector including doctors who in most cases are private corporations ) in part because it separates Canadians from Americans by mandating equality and fairness in health care.

Critics of Milošević claimed that the government continued to be authoritarian despite constitutional changes, as Milošević maintained strong political influence over the state media.

Critics of the British mixed economy, including Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek, argued that what is called a mixed economy is a move toward socialism and increasing the influence of the state.

Critics cite concerns over privacy and the possibility of a totalitarian state where political dissent is impossible and opponents of state policy are removed in COINTELPRO-like purges.

Critics of the movement, however, point to various discrepancies that result from current state standardized testing practices, including problems with test validity and reliability and false correlations ( see Simpson's paradox ).

Critics state that the ultimate aim of Scientology lawsuits is to destroy church opponents by forcing them into bankruptcy or submission, using its resources to pursue frivolous lawsuits at considerable cost to defendants.

Critics, both Francophone and Anglophone, have however criticized the charter for restraining citizens ' linguistic school choice, as it forbids immigrants and Quebecers of French descent from attending English-language schools funded by the state ( private schools have always been an option open to everybody ).

Critics, such as Drug Free America Foundation and other members of network International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy, state that a risk posed by harm reduction is by creating the perception that certain behaviours can be partaken of safely, such as illicit drug use, that it may lead to an increase in that behaviour by people who would otherwise be deterred.

Critics state that Armstrong taught salvation as being legalistic obedience to God's law, including such laws as Sabbath keeping, dietary laws, and other laws kept by Ancient Israelites but not typically kept by ' mainstream ' Christian denominations.

Critics of his approach state that he was dictatorial and that he imposed a theocratic viewpoint on the broadcasting service.

Critics point out that the Afghan conflict has contributed to the destabilization of neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan itself is far from at peace — Lord Ashdown, British diplomat and former international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, has gone as far as to describe the country as " a failed state ".

Critics and opponents of integralism argue that the movement can be associated with fascism ( especially in Latin America ), although there exist deep points of disagreement: integralism stresses trade unionism and localism while fascism defends a centralist state ; the traditionalist and Catholic foundation of integralist ideas against the often secular and anti-clerical, and modernist philosophical basis of fascism.

Critics of the welfare state claim that, in relieving citizens of personal responsibility for their own welfare, the government has inadvertently encouraged irresponsible and immature attitudes, with the result that squalor, ignorance, and idleness are common.