Word: isolationism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the office of New York County's District Attorney Frank Hogan, a tape machine whirred for 55 minutes. The unwinding spool was supposed to offer proof that Herbert Stempel, onetime Twenty One contestant, was lying when he accused Producer Dan Enright of feeding him answers in advance (TIME...
After that, Herb went on, Enright told him to get a "whitewall" marine-style haircut, and selected a worn-out suit and tie for him to complete the picture of the penniless G.I. He coached him in grimace and gesture, taught him how to "think" violently in the TV isolation...
Long before the investigations cease, TV bigwigs may be ready to accept Herb Stempel's forthright solution for their scandal: "Get rid of giveaways. All these vaults and isolation booths are just obfuscation of the public. The networks can't control the gimmicks and the gizmos."
The Brotherhood of Penitentes is a fossil of medieval Christianity, preserved by the isolation of village culture in the Old World and the New. Public flagellation as penance for sins was common in Europe until the Renaissance; in Spain the custom persisted and was carried into the New World when...
In the perspective of history, involvement in the affairs of 81 other nations runs counter to a profound current in the nation's past. Over most of its history, the U.S. has seen overpowering wisdom in George Washington's farewell advice to take advantage of "our detached and...