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...police are still dying to find out how he got a ticket to the “blue” VIP section on the West Lawn during the recent Presidential Inauguration. But Harvard Divinity School student Jeremiah Jenkins refused to reveal his secret, even to FM. This editor of HDS student publication “No Empire: A Journal of Conscience” has an agenda that does not include outing his sources...
...animals, and using his violin skills, Uncle Nino reaches out to Bobby with music, eventually joining his band. Although he makes some progress, his well-meaning actions end up upsetting the family members after he interferes with one of Robert’s business meetings and destroys the lawn...
When Johnny Carson signed off for the last time, he ducked backstage, away from the waiting media and well-wishers, and boarded a helicopter, not unlike a head of state. Not unlike a certain head of state, in fact, who, asked a too penetrating question on the White House lawn, would cheerfully feign deafness from the chopper blades. His timing impeccable to the last, Carson flew off for Malibu and retirement--no longer the King of Late Night, perhaps, but its President for life, and now, in death...
...inflation over roughly the same period, and average pay in real terms has declined by as much as 30%. The reason: China's rise as a manufacturing power has contributed to a surplus of global production capacity for all kinds of goods, from sneakers to DVD players to plastic lawn chairs. With the price of raw materials rising and factory profit margins shrinking, blue-collar workers are at the losing end of a long chain of supply and demand...
...real heavy lifting may ultimately have to happen on the level of the culture itself. There was a time when people looked forward to taking on the mantle of adulthood. That time is past. Now our culture trains young people to fear it. "I don't ever want a lawn," says Swann. "I don't ever want to drive two hours to get to work. I do not want to be a parent. I mean, hell, why would I? There's so much fun to be had while you're young." He does have a point. Twixters have...