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By this measure, American poetry must be ailing. Is there any other art form in this country whose vigor is more dependably extolled? Literary organizations both large and small are forever "celebrating" someone or something--Midwestern poets or Latino poets, farmer poets or cowboy poets, formal poets or rap poets...
But some of the Republican arguments have been misleading as well. The charge of elitism, for example, is exaggerated. A 1994 Nielsen study revealed that 56.5% of PBS-viewing households have incomes below $40,000, not much less than the national average of 59.9%. "Elitism" is really a code word...
Public TV's defenders, too, are marshaling their forces and arguments. Bill Moyers, speaking to a press conference this month, caustically noted the role that for-profit cable networks -- PBS's competitors -- have played in providing a platform for Gingrich's attacks: the new House Speaker has his own show...
America can pretty much be divided in two: on one side are Rush's people and Howard's people, and on the other the decorous and civilized who tend to be uncomfortable with strong broadcast opinion unless it comes from Bill Moyers, Bill Buckley or, if pressed, Andy Rooney. The...
This summer's best-seller Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, by Dr. Deepak Chopra, recommends meditation, as does Bill Moyers' book Healing and the Mind. The stress clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center uses meditation, and the Mutual of Omaha insurance company reimburses policyholders for meditation courses.