Steve Allen remembered as a clever TV pioneer
Odessa American reflects on Steve Allen's impact as a television pioneer and entertainer. The piece highlights his late night show innovations, introducing comedians and musicians, and his balanced blend of serious intellect with whimsy. It also cites his book and his hope for constructive public discourse.
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Steve Allen
Don Knotts
Tom Poston
Louis Nye
Jack Kerouac
Dave Brubeck
Lenny Bruce
Mort Sahl
David Bushman
Museum of Television and Radio
Jayne Meadows
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Hi Ho
Steverino
Relics of the past and the 20th century politics
A critical essay argues that the 20th century’s collectivist ideologies and demagogic campaigns by Hillary Clinton and Al Gore echo dangerous political patterns. It cites history from Harvard writings to Sri Lanka’s civil conflict, warning against outsider intrusion in families and race-based rhetoric. Lowell of the Hoover Institution concludes the critique.
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Hillary Clinton
al Gore
Hillary Rodham
Harvard Educational Review
Children’s Defense Fund
Sri Lanka
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
The Choice Bush vs Gore shaped by virtue and government
Cal Thomas voices that Time magazine frames the election as a choice about direction and national character. He cites Adams Tocqueville and North Carolina’s William Goudy to argue for virtue, restrained government, and personal responsibility over big, intrusive power.
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Time Magazine
George W. Bush
al Gore
Samuel Adams
Adams
Alexis de Tocqueville
America
Tocqueville
Bush
Gore
William Goudy
North Carolina
Goudy
Thomas
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