The World This Week: Rogue Party

During national campaign seasons, it has been a longstanding American tradition to flood the media with ads and bury voters under an avalanche of fundraising mail. Once upon a time, these ploys were used to tout the positive virtues of candidates. In recent years,...

First Shot: Who Said That?

As the war in Iraq drags toward the end of its fifth year, it's worth it to ponder what the first President Bush and his adviser Brent Scowcroft wrote in 1998 about why the elder Bush didn't push the first Gulf War into Iraq:"While we hoped that popular...

What do you think?

A set of horns goes to the Advocate for not being a friend to animals. I was appalled to see that you suggested live pet rabbits as a last minute gift idea for the holidays (Gift Guide, "Last-Minute Gift Ideas," Dec. 20, 2007). A pet rabbit is a serious,...
Wellness: The Lowdown on Heart Health

Wellness: The Lowdown on Heart Health

Surprise! Cholesterol isn't all bad. Your body uses it to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that aid digestion. But that doesn't mean you should make a run for the bacon. That's because your body makes all the cholesterol it needs on its own,...

Between the Lines: Banks Gone Wild

My daughter is a freshman in college and is learning a lot, including how to manage her money. Recently she got a powerful initiation into the predatory practices of banks—a lesson more and more of us are learning each month. She miscalculated and thought she...