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When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.

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Apparently, You CAN Fool All of the People All of the Time

Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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Brian Ross

We are a fear-driven culture. There is a large segment of the population that, no matter how well you document it, will not let a good fact get in the way of their fears about health care reform.

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Do Progressives Have What It Takes To Win?

Tom Sullivan | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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Tom Sullivan

Conservatives believe -- with justification -- that if they get angry enough and loud enough, liberals will back down from fights like this one.

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The Trumpeter Tipples

Ivan Katz | Posted 04.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Kerr, Musicians, H.L. Mencken, Brass Players, Drunkenness, Association of British Orchestras, Entertainment News
Ivan Katz

The notion that a musician will drink to "calm the nerves" or deal with performance anxiety is as antiquated as the idea that a steel worker needs gin as an "eye opener" before his shift at the mill.

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Palin, Mencken and Us

Michelle Goldberg | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Goldberg

It's worth noticing that this is not the first time Palin has hidden from scrutiny on a campaign trail in order to cover up her lack of knowledge.

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Washington's "Newseum": The Media Gives Itself a Big, Wet, Sloppy Kiss

Nathan Robinson | Posted 07.12.2008 | Media

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Nathan Robinson

The Newseum is a mammoth structure, and it does a fairly good job of illustrating just why mainstream media is such a letdown, even if it does so unintentionally.

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