Category Archives: Politics

The Selling of The President, reconsidered

Posted on 21 January 2011 by

[Salon] At Salon today, I’ve got a story on Joe McGinniss’s classic of campaign journalism, The Selling of The President. The occasion? Tom Junod’s epic profile of Roger Ailes. Because before Ailes graced the pages of Esquire, he played a … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Soundbites

Posted on 2 January 2011 by

[Boston Globe] In today’s Boston Globe, I’ve got an essay on soundbites, the media, and political coverage. Ever since 1992, when Daniel Hallin documented that the length of the average TV soundbite fell from 43 seconds in 1968 to 9 seconds … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck, Author

Posted on 7 December 2010 by

[New Haven Advocate] In this week’s New Haven Advocate, I’ve got an essay on Glenn Beck-as-author, disguised as a dispatch from his latest simulcast book event. Through his radio and television shows, Beck can deliver huge sales boosts to obscure … Continue reading →

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Reagan and/as Palin

Posted on 15 November 2010 by

[Los Angeles Times] In today’s Los Angeles Times, I’ve got an Op Ed on Sarah Palin’s constant invocations of Ronald Reagan. Every Republican does this, of course, but I argue that Palin invokes Reagan in a uniquely shallow way. In fact, … Continue reading →

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The Drudge Report and Bush’s Decision Points

Posted on 8 November 2010 by

[New York] In this week’s New York magazine, I’ve got a short little essay arguing that presidential memoirs exist not to be read so much as to be discussed. That’s clearly the case with Bush’s new Decision Points, though the full … Continue reading →

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