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...Where is mankind supposed to turn to find the noble concept of moral clarity that Sharansky says Amnesty International lacks? The Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo scandals have spoiled whatever claim the U.S. had to moral values. Israel and America are not champions of moral clarity. Both have been attacked, and both have retaliated by victimizing innocent people. Sharansky also complained of the moral equivalence that Amnesty's reports seem to confer on both terrorist regimes and democratic societies. There may be no moral equivalence between a terrorist attack and a retaliation, but let's at least be honest...
...because it was populated with detestable characters mouthing dead jokes, not because it concerned a single woman. Valerie, on the other hand, succeeds because of the likable characters and lively dialogue, not because it deals with a nuclear family. To suggest otherwise, as you did, reinforces the belief that concept is more important than good scriptwriting, which just encourages mediocre producers to make more lousy shows. Joan M. Jacobson Lakewood, Colo...
...Like many other American consumers, Mom and Dad may be hooked on home shopping, the hottest concept in television since rock videos hit the tube. The rapidly proliferating shopping programs feature friendly but persistent announcers who promote an array of bargain-priced products and implore viewers to order them (right now!) by calling toll-free numbers. Designed to spur impulse purchases, the programs combine the glitter of a game show, the hard sell of an old Veg-O-Matic commercial and the fervor of a telethon. About 20 home-shopping programs have appeared on the screen, and more...
Wall Street investors have greeted the home-shopping concept as if it were the next big bonanza, like personal computers or genetic engineering. "It's TV as another shopping mall," says Stuart Robbins, who follows the retailing industry for Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, the investment firm. When HSN went public last May, its shares skyrocketed from 18 to 42 on the first day, and are now about 118 (after adjustment for a 3-for-l stock split...
Though Identity has only recently come to public notice, its central concept dates back to the 19th century. In its farfetched "British Israelism" theory, which lacks historical evidence, people of Britain or northern Europe (and hence white Americans) are the descendants of the ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel. "The Jews have no part in this household," asserts Butler...