True lies

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I have a piece in The Week about True Detective. What sort of moral responsibility do artists have not to exploit, and thereby perhaps propagate, moral panics? The aesthetic power.

...Historical item: Two months ago, Dianne Feinstein used her position on the Senate Intelligence Committee to enable passage of Bush’s FISA amendments, granting the President vast new warrantless surveillance powers. Last month, Feinstein used her position on the Senate Judiciary Committee to ensure confirmation of Bush’s...

Psychiatry in Russia

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I am no expert on psychiatry. I do however have a great interest in American visions of the Soviet Union. Albert Maysles' 1955 film "Psychiatry in Russia" is a pretty interesting entry in that category. )

The Aqueduct?

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Kevin Drum has a post relevant to the current debate on Democratic economic policy. I agree with some of the individual points, but don't really agree with the general framing..

R.I.P. Joe McGinniss

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When I was teaching The Selling of the President 1968, I sent McGinniss an email asking if I could ask him questions. He responded that he'd be more than happy to answer any I had, as well as any my students might have, which led to...
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