Word: neighborism
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...Settling down each afternoon to watch Mister Rogers' eponymous television show, my brother Peter and I would wait for him to ask his famous musical question, "Won't you be my neighbor?" and we would yell back at the set, laughing uproariously, "But we ARE your neighbors...
...always vaguely aware of my neighbor's celebrity, but, as is the case with so many remarkable childhood circumstances, the full impact of Mister Rogers' reflected glory didn't hit me until I left home for college. It never ceased to amaze new acquaintances: I grew up just one block from the television legend. Everyone had questions. Did he really wear cardigans at home? (I don't think so). Did he sing "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" when he answered the door? (Nope). Could I get an autograph for someone? (Oooh. I'd rather...
Growth forecasts for 2003 reveal this plight in stark contrast. While Zimbabwe faces the worst situation of any country, with a predicted 10 percent GDP decline, its neighbor Mozambique—with which it shares an expansive common border, cultural affinities, similar resources, geography and climate—will surge forward with a stunning 10 percent GDP growth, making it the third fastest growing nation...
...rich countries (lack of aid or global institutional bias) can be blamed for the plight of the globe’s poorest, we must hold domestic governments accountable. Judging by its tumultuous history, miraculous Mozambique should be trailing far behind faltering Zimbabwe. Yet it surges upward while its neighbor spirals downward. Tragically, countries that scoff at the economic Miracle-Gro of individual rights protection and savor the emotional satisfaction of “social rights” rhetoric continue to indulge political lunacy while millions needlessly die of hunger...
...Censors were not so generous with a situation comedy called Joyful Youth, which was modeled on the American hit Friends. During the review process, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television gutted most of one episode in which male characters bemoan the small size of a neighbor's breasts. The state agency then refused to issue the series a broadcast permit?although News Corp. had already shown several episodes without a permit, an embarrassing snafu that a company executive blames on "a paperwork problem" involving its production partner. Under censors' orders, News Corp. pulled Joyful Youth...