
405 The Problem with..."New York Hobos and Amusing Ourselves to Death, Part 2"
The Problem with Reading
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The Enchantment of Television
Mifer argues that the spectacle we find in true religions has at its main purpose enchantment. We want to see the world for what it is, an enchanted place, not entertainment. He says commercials are what are determining the winners of election, not argument. And so people are voting in terms of self-interest rather than a sense of country's best interests.
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