Wag the Dog

William H. Macy Goes for Broke (and Drunk) in Showtime's Shameless

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cynthia Ellis

William H. Macy has a voice that could sell needles to a porcupine. He can say the word "Golly" and have it be rife with unspoken meaning and depth.

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Educating for Democracy: Book Burning and "Wagging the Dog"

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Shatzky

This was the kind of story that, in saner times, would be relegated to a four-line item at the back of the local paper along with the reported rescue of a treed cat or a description of a Sunday school picnic.

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Surviving the Media Circus, Without Becoming the Clown

Barry Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barry Levinson

Communication -- the ability to connect and manipulate -- is perhaps the most interesting part of politics we can observe, and the most frightening.

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Spin vs. Topspin

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Weissman

While spinning can escalate to distortion or even to outright deception, topspin is the direct approach you can use to get the advantage.

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TriBeCa Interview: Barry Levinson and the Politics of Politics

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew-Lee Erlbach

Generally Hollywood always looks down on movies with political content. Political content is a kiss of death.

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U.S. Prefers to Leave Iraq Through Jordan and Kuwait, Rather than Turkey

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

Turkish officials have been salivating at the opportunity of presenting the United States with a series of demands in return for allowing U.S. troops to leave through Turkey.

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Hollywood Memo to McCain: "Don't Start Shooting Without a Script."

Barry Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barry Levinson

My suspicion is that no Hollywood producer is involved in the McCain presidential run. I say this for a simple reason -- it's badly orchestrated.

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American People Tired Of Being Hoodwinked

R.W. Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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R.W. Sanders

What Bush, McCain and all too many in government fail to realize is that there exists a very large groundswell among us common folk. And they would be wise to pay more attention.

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