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...archived results of this study, published for the first time in the June issue of The Atlantic, are somewhat underwhelming. Education, marriage, moderate alcohol intake, and exercise are fairly reliable predictors of happiness; so are certain “mature adaptations” taken in responding to challenges, such as maintaining a sense of humor and channeling aggressive feelings into more healthful channels like athletics. As for offering any definitive answer as to how to live the good life, no convenient elixir is forthcoming. That the study fell short of the bright-eyed ideals with which it commenced, however...
...Unlike hostility toward miscegenation in an earlier era, hostility toward same-sex marriage can be induced by more than simple prejudice, for same-sex marriage is not an existing right, but an entirely new one. The pursuit of its legalization is not about demolishing barriers that barricade certain members of society from a treasured institution; it is about fundamentally redefining that institution...
...Missouri last month, an acupuncturist asked whether Obama believed alternative medicine should be part of health care. "My attitude is that we should do what works," Obama responded. "I think it is pretty well documented through scientific studies that acupuncture, for example, can be very helpful in relieving certain things like migraines and other ailments, or at least [be] as effective as more intrusive interventions. I will let the science guide me." Of course, Christian Scientists would prefer he let faith do some of the guiding...
...memos is bound to be criticized by Republicans - who will argue that it runs contrary to the Obama administration's promises of more open government. At a Congressional hearing last month, Attorney General Eric Holder seemed to indicate the Administration's willingness to release the memos. "It is certainly the intention of this administration not to play hide and seek or not to release certain things in a way that is not consistent with other things," he told the House Appropriations Committee. "It is not our intention to try to advance a political agenda or to hide things from...
There are some limits. In certain places you can't make fun of the leader of the country. The most free is Lebanon. They say, "Make fun of anyone - but if you make fun of Hizballah, you're on your own." The other thing is religion. Not just Muslims, but no making fun of Jews, no making fun of Christians...