The Central Struggle Of Parenthood Is To

On Television, Journalists Now Routinely Appear On Talk-shows-with-an-attitude Where They Are Encouraged To Say What They Think About Something They May Not Have Finished Thinking About.

We Continually Want To Unmask Our Heroes As If There Were More To Be Learned From Their Nakedness Than From Their Choice Of Clothing.

In Journalism, There Has Always Been A Tension Between Getting It First And Getting It Right.

Maybe This Year, We Ought To Walk Through The Rooms Of Our Lives Not Looking For Flaws, But Looking For Potential.

Even If Every Program Were Educational And Every Advertisement Bore The Seal Of Approval Of The American Dental Association, We Would Still Have A Critical Problem. It's Not Just The Programs But The Act Of Watching Television Hour After Hour After Hour That's Destructive.