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...prize and a belief that the first person you spotted on the morning of Feb. 14 would be your mate for life doesn't say much for romance. (Some maids were taught that if they awoke and saw a blackbird, they would marry a clergyman; a bluebird meant a poor man; a robin meant a sailor.) Over the years, Valentine became the patron saint of engaged couples and happy marriages, but also of beekeepers and, of course, greeting-card manufacturers. Love comes with a sting, and at a price...
...plans for universal health care and want to allow parts of the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003--mainly the parts that apply to the affluent--to expire, starting next year. And Clinton and Obama say they will push for tax breaks and other perks for the poor and middle class. McCain's pronouncements on taxes have meandered so much that one can't predict his actions with confidence, but he is more likely to extend the Bush tax regime and has less dramatic plans for health care. If you don't like the way things have been going...
...view of academics at Harvard by contributing to a culture that values quantity at the expense of quality.In a less-enlightened day, students once browsed through the Courses of Instruction looking for classes whose descriptions were sympathetic to their own interests, perhaps checking afterwards the reviews of prior enrollees. Poor rubes! In this streamlined age, the process is inverted: first, come to the table with a number in mind; afterwards, you can bother with the actual topic and content of the course. The cluttered old catalog, with its idiosyncratic and long-winded descriptive paragraphs following the course titles, has been...
...these global concerns converge on our humble dining hall trays, where the food is “free” and the waste is sadly plentiful. HUDS should be commended for its egalitarian effort to keep economic disparities out of our dining halls so that rich and poor can eat together as a community. But at the same time, the all-you-can-eat meal plan contributes to a culture cavalier about its leftovers. We are insulated against the realization that throwing a slab of meat or an uneaten salad onto the conveyor belt is qualitatively no different from idling...
...perceived anti-conservative transgressions on issues ranging from campaign finance reform (McCain's for it) to gun control (for it, in certain instances) to global warming (against it). As a result, McCain has routinely skipped the event; last year, he was booed in absentia. "He won't get a poor reception at CPAC; he'll get a mixed reception," says McCain adviser Charlie Black, who promises that McCain's conservative endorsements will be showcased at the event. "The conservative movement is a very broad group... I've been booed over the years." But, he added, "anybody who speaks [at CPAC...