| February 19th, 2004 Same Sex Marriage and the Ailing State of Our Families Of soccer and marriageMarriage is the union of man and woman aiming to form a family. That's its essence—its minimum requirements—and we have ... |
| February 17th, 2004 Why The Apprentice Is the Best New Show on TV I never thought that I'd find a spiritual lesson in a show run by Donald Trump, but The Apprentice ... |
| February 9th, 2004 George W. Bush Says God Chose Him to Be President A man set apart by GodWhen George W. Bush was governor of Texas and decided to run for president, he described his decision in terms of a divine mandate: He had ... |
| February 9th, 2004 And the Curse of Valentine's Day Love, me, and the cosmos in FebruaryEvery year when Valentine's Day rolls around, I become philosophical. Who am I? Why have I been placed on this earth? Why am ... |
| February 9th, 2004 Wanting More from Music (and Less Boob on the Tube) While flipping through my car stereo recently, I was shocked to hear Nelly say the F-word in his most recent song.Me and NellyI'm not anti-Nelly. We did a movie together. Really. It's called "Snipes." ... |
| February 8th, 2004 Making sense of a milestone On a recent Saturday night, my husband and I went to a concert for an Irish punk band he had been following for over half a decade. We arrived at ... |
| February 7th, 2004 The Working Poor: Invisible in America In the midst of a contentious election year and on the heels of Barbara Ehrenreich's acclaimed bestseller Nickel and Dimed comes a new book about ... |
| February 3rd, 2004 Celebrity and the Search for Decent Political Advice My name is Tony Rossi and I'm a registered Republican.There, I admit it.I don't remember what year I registered, but it was before I started paying much attention to politics. The GOP seemed to share ... |
| January 20th, 2004 Sport for Its Own Sake Despite the Hype It rumbles near. The playoffs have ended, and the "Event," the "All" soon arrives, on February 1st, only the second time the Super Bowl has been played ... |
| January 8th, 2004 A Graffiti-Writing Ten-Year-Old Fixes His Mistake Rushing out the door on my way to work, I was stopped cold by large yellow spray-painted letters: F-U-C-K. The word screamed from the white fence separating my apartment building from my neighbor's home.Worse yet, ... |
