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...facts are these: Using prudently low estimates of growth, Social Security will gradually stop taking in more money than it pays out, and eventually Social Security’s immense reserves will run out. The exact dates depend on the growth numbers one uses, but Bush likes to say that by 2042, Social Security will be “exhausted and bankrupt.” Bush has somehow connected this anthropomorphized Social Security (government programs cannot file for bankruptcy, nor become exhausted) to the idea that when America adjusts Social Security’s cash flow, part of Social Security...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Is eating fish good for your brain? That may depend on how the fish is prepared. According to a 12-year study in the U.S. of nearly 5,000 men and women over 65, eating five or more servings each month of tuna or other baked or broiled fish decreases the risk of stroke 28%. But those protective benefits disappeared...
...political obstacles Bush faces in Washington. Republicans are still skeptical; Democrats are still opposed. So the President took his sales pitch on the road to five conservative states represented by Democrats in the Senate. His Cabinet will fan out across the country as well. Will they succeed? That may depend on how satisfied Americans are when they get answers to their questions about Bush's idea for reforming the biggest and most popular social program ever...
...comes to spying, Donald Rumsfeld is an impatient man. The Defense Secretary hated having to wait for CIA spooks to make arrangements with Afghanistan's warlords before his special-operations commandos could infiltrate the country ahead of the 2001 U.S. invasion. These days Rumsfeld is even less inclined to depend on the CIA. Instead, he is pushing his generals to field a larger and more aggressive clandestine force to spy on terrorists worldwide and attack them...
...eating fish good for your brain? That may depend on how the fish is prepared. According to a 12-year study of nearly 5,000 men and women over the age of 65, eating five or more servings each month of tuna or other baked or broiled fish decreases the risk of stroke 28%. But those protective benefits disappeared when the fish was fried. Eating at least one serving of fried fish or a fish burger each week led to a 37% increase in stroke risk, which grew with each additional serving. Frying seems to alter the ratio of good...