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Despite the progress the group has made, it remains mostly a punch line and the source of Rachel Maddow’s ire or Glenn Beck’s giddiness. Sure, in recent weeks, politicians have been warned by political observers to ignore the Tea Party at their own risk. But save for a handful of conservative congressmen and a certain former governor who received $100,000 to headline their convention, most still do. And even with the signs that a new political party may be brewing, too many do not understand why their condescension is unwarranted...
That’s the problem. Though many certainly did not and do not understand all the provisions of the Democrats’ healthcare prescription, it was not merely misinformation or the perceived specter of socialism-in-sheep’s-clothing that made the Tea Party boil. That’s too simple. “But what is it then?” the reformers will ask. Surely even those who did not vote for the President can appreciate the merits of the program, and surely the uninsured among Tea Partiers can see what we are doing...
Last May, Wrangham wrote “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,” a book about the impact of cooking on human evolution. He said traveling to Tanzania will allow him to study the effects of fire directly...
...every romantic comedy ever made, there is the inevitable scene where the token friend assures the hero or heroine that he or she really is a great person, they have so much going for them, etc. Wings, a new dating Web site developed by four Harvard Business School and College grads, brings such real-life reassurances to cyberspace, at the service of hopeful singles...
...whenever a new event is introduced, it limits the number of people able to participate in others. That, coupled with the IOC's list of criteria that a sport must meet before it is accepted - a history of world championships and a sizable number of athletes participating worldwide - made the women's ski jump an unlikely addition for 2010. And yet the IOC allowed Vancouver to add something called ski cross - a freestyle discipline in which multiple skiers race over bumps and jumps, like a snowy version of motocross - even though at the time of its application, the sport reportedly...