Smitten mitten gift sparks love and gender clash
A columnist panics over The Smitten gift set a heart shaped left and right mitten for two. She mocks the concept of forcing romance with a two handed mitten and urges letting men pick their own gifts. She cites relationship expert Lisa Daily on male wooing and warns against overbearing rosetinted gestures.
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Romeo
Smitten.com
On Bullshit and the Threat to Truth in Public Life
This piece discusses lying and a broader danger of indifference to truth. Philosopher Harry Frankfurt argues bullshit erodes trust, not by falsehood alone but by dismissing facts, shaping a culture where rhetoric serves personal aims over reality. It questions tolerance of bullshit in politics and media.
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Ying
Clinton
Martha Stewart
Pinocchio
Harry
Frankfurt
Princeton University
Howard Dean
John McCain
Government as perpetual parent undercuts personal responsibility
A column criticizes reliance on government, arguing Bush's budget reflects citizen passivity. It cites a Jump$tart test showing low financial literacy, Henry Edelman’s RICE Trust plan, and KidSave as prompts for early economic education. The piece urges individual thrift, self-control, and prudent spending.
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Ric Edelman
Ricedelman
Edelman
Rice Trust
New York Times
David Brooks
Washington
Budget glare and farm subsidy cap in Bush plan
The author criticizes the 2006 budget under George W. Bush, accusing it of overpromising on AIDS funding and Medicare drugs while underfunding needed programs. They support a lower cap on farm subsidies but condemn defense spending and tax cuts for the rich, urging reform and accountability.
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Department of Great Big Numbers
Anwr
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Congress
Bush
Iraq
Department of Defense
Defense
William Saleton
Slate.com
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Saleton
Hubert Humphrey
Iraq Reconstruction
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