Posts by Mike Ascher
Truth and Consequences
Mike Ascher From 1940 to the mid 1980s the program Truth or Consequences aired on American radio and television. Contestants were asked silly, “trick” questions that were phrased in such a way that wrong answers were usually given. The emcee then told the participants that since they did not tell the truth, they would have…
Read MoreFatal Attraction: What Entertainment Is Doing to Our Youth
Mike Ascher In 1985 author and educator Neil Postman wrote the book Amusing Ourselves to Death. In his opening paragraphs Postman states that “at different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit.” For example, he points out that before the American Revolution “Boston was the center…
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