duck the issues

Sir John said that although witnesses - which also included top military commanders, diplomats, lawyers and UN weapons inspectors - were not required to give evidence on oath, there had been no attempt to "cover up, hide or duck the issues".

"This needs to not just be a perceived conversation where everyone is trying to duck the issues that are complicated to them," said Jake Schmidt, international policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

When the Supreme Court doesn’t want to interfere with what the political branches have done, its best hope is to be able to duck the issues.

Fringe benefits like psychedelic fun and games are just another Madison Avenue approach to duck the issues.