Word: sentimentales
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Humans, more sentimental than birds, trees or litter bearers, don't like to see themselves as coming from the same child-rearing traditions, but we face many of the same pressures. As recently as 100 years ago, children in the U.S. had only about a 50% chance of surviving into...
The President has made no secret that he intended to pick a fight with Dems on spending, threatening to block nine of the 12 annual spending bills. It's all part of his campaign to reclaim the mantle of fiscal conservatism that plays well with his increasingly dissatisfied base. The...
Although Daniel Radcliffe fans will disagree, “December Boys”—while easy on the eyes—lacks the originality to make it noteworthy. An adaptation of Australian author Michael Noonan’s eponymous text, the film chronicles coming-of-age trials in...
It's understandable that advocates of troop withdrawal would look for indirect ways to start drawing down the American presence in Iraq, since straightforward proposals to bring troops home have no chance of passing Congress. But disguising policy proposals as sentimental appeals to the well-being of American troops does...
Soldiers and Marines may want a more sane deployment schedule, but they don't want pity. A rational Iraq policy, debated honestly, will do more to help them than a mud fight in Washington over who likes the troops more. Policymakers actually cannot ethically and rationally rely on sentimental "support...