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...course, that Bush’s tax cut would still return more money—in total dollars—to “the wealthy” than it would to “the poor.” Before using this as evidence of an unjust boon to the rich, however, they ought to consider statistics released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in October...

Author: By Duncan M. Currie, | Title: A More Progressive Tax Code | 1/31/2003 | See Source »

...Hirschfeld and his boon companion Perelman made an oddly complementary couple. Their mutual friend Philip Hamburger of The New Yorker recalled that "Sid would go into depression, and then he would become very excited. And I've never seen Al go very far off course. He's a pretty steady pilot." He had to be, considering that he and Mood-swing Sid spent nine months circling the globe for the series of Holiday magazine articles that became the book "Westward, Ha!" Perelman, in a paean to his pal, described Hirschfeld as "a pair of liquid brown eyes, delicately rimmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: The Fun in Al Hirschfeld | 1/29/2003 | See Source »

Despite the potential for abuse and the usual risks associated with any physical activity like sex, Viagra has been a boon to many men. "It is still the most patient-friendly method of treating erectile dysfunction," says Dr. Ira Sharlip, assistant clinical professor of urology at the University of California at San Francisco. Although Viagra doesn't work for everyone, it's what most patients want to try first, before turning to such alternatives as injections, vacuum pumps and surgical implants. Perhaps all those unsolicited e-mail come-ons are a small price to pay after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viagra Turns 5 | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

Professors said that luring away Shleifer from Harvard would be a major boon for NYU, and that Stern’s finance department would be a good fit for Shleifer...

Author: By David H. Gellis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NYU Woos Controversial Economics Professor | 1/15/2003 | See Source »

Tobacco reformers have promoted this war as a boon to asthmatics. In the last 25 years, 40 million Americans have quit the habit and it has been severely restricted. During this period, however, adult asthma rates have increased 75 percent and children’s 160 percent...

Author: By Stephen A. Hefler, | Title: Ban Could Hurt Health | 1/10/2003 | See Source »

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