Word: humanism
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...Taxpayers resent being told that any human can know how many angels can stand on the head of a pin. They are alarmed that this information could then be used to deprive them of a social safety net in the future or that they will be required to pay a greater portion of their wages into the federal system. The subject that has not been raised with the announcement of the new projection about the Social Security and Medicare funds is what government expenses might be eliminated to save benefits from the two programs decades from now. People would like...
...various pop-culture commentators have claimed she’s brought to us, the very fact that Boyle is real (in the flesh and the falsetto) means that she’s actually less likely to change anything than an animated ogre turned unlikely hero. Unlike storybook fables, human interest clichés like Boyle’s story are constantly pushed aside for the next season’s craze—as modern parables, they can’t last. Indeed, despite all of its potential for crafting the perfect narrative arc, reality TV’s pitfall...
...subject of frequent complaints from Settebello. C. Philip Levin, the treasurer of Settebello, said that the noise coming from Burdick’s disrupts his business, and that the two stores are engaged in ongoing negotiations regarding the matter. According to Jennifer Fabis, Burdick’s Director of Human Resources, the café has taken extensive efforts to comply with Settebello’s requests to reduce noise, including removing equipment on their shared wall and turning off music in the store. “We really are trying to be a good neighbor,” said Fabis...
...from violence and environmental degradation, educate our children, construct our infrastructure, provide medical care to the aged and disadvantaged, and are the expression of our common values and democratic choices. The consequences of depriving our state and local governments of critical funding will be felt at a very human level by our most vulnerable citizens. The private cost of public poverty cuts to the heart of what makes us a great nation, the “Shining City on the Hill” so dear to disciples of Ronald Reagan. President Reagan was fond of saying that...
...encounter at the Dome of the Rock with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Hussein, the Pope said common principles bind Islam, Christianity and Judaism. "Those who honor the one God believe that he will hold human beings accountable for their actions," Benedict said. "Undivided love for the one God and charity for one's neighbor thus become the fulcrum around which all else turns. This is why we work untiringly to safeguard human hearts from hatred, anger or revenge." (Read TIME's cover story on the Pope's relations with Islam...