Harrington was a socialist, who, to his subsequent regret, and much like Friedan, chose to elide that fact when he wrote his book.

NEWYORKER: Books as Bombs

Against that, the Sewel Convention (named after Lord (John) Sewel who piloted the 1998 Act through the Upper house as a minister) is designed to elide cross-border arguments.

BBC: Laws, conventions and popular opinions

Maybe that is an accurate reflection of the adolescent mind, in its need to scorn or elide more senior lives, but dramatically it still feels like a waste.

NEWYORKER: Youth in Revolt