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.

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.

It has begun to occur to me that life is a stage I'm going through.

We continually want to unmask our heroes as if there were more to be learned from their nakedness than from their choice of clothing.

Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room for the personal attack.

Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up.

If women can sleep their way to the top, how come they aren't there?