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Tribes and Skies
Among things that TV did indeed change, Calvino suggests, is the way we view our leaders.
Stupid People With Guns
Angry, stupid and armed can turn out to be a pretty ridiculous combination.
Ann Coulter and Blowhard Politics
The reduction of politics today to the simple matter of ensuring that blowhards can utter stupid things is truly pervasive.
Free Press Haven: Iceland May Soon Become Utopia for Journalists and Publishers
Icelandic members of parliament have plans to transform their crisis-ridden North-Atlantic nation into a sanctuary for publishers, production companies and information technology firms from around the world.
Tiger Woods and the Branding of Public Discourse
The real tragedy of Tiger Woods's career is that all he really modeled for young people and the larger public was the shallow notion that talent and fame can …
Catching Up With the Crazy
Coming home, in retrospect, may have been an egregious tactical error on my part.
The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
The image of the public sphere has given way to the spectacle of unbridled intolerance and ignorance.
Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle
The growing dominance of a right-wing media forged in a pedagogy of hate has become a crucial element providing numerous platforms for a culture of cruelty.