Leslie Savan

Leslie Savan, author of Slam Dunks and No-Brainers and The Sponsored Life, writes for The Nation about media and politics.

Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever

Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever

Could ads like this stop the Kochs from buying the Senate?

Sep 25, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does

Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does

How dare Obama salute someone without first tossing his coffee cup aside?

Sep 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Karl Rove Has a Democratic Candidate for Governor ‘Arrested’

Karl Rove Has a Democratic Candidate for Governor ‘Arrested’ Karl Rove Has a Democratic Candidate for Governor ‘Arrested’

Rove smears again, this time in Kansas.

Sep 22, 2014 / Leslie Savan

PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too

PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too

The Roosevelts pumps PBS ratings, but that doesn’t make the network any less centrist.

Sep 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands

You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands

Fox News becomes a caricature of itself, again.

Sep 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan

In Two Words, Hillary Clinton Just Revealed What’s Wrong With Her 2016 Candidacy

In Two Words, Hillary Clinton Just Revealed What’s Wrong With Her 2016 Candidacy In Two Words, Hillary Clinton Just Revealed What’s Wrong With Her 2016 Candidacy

Her performance in Iowa this weekend revealed a surprising lack of self-awareness. Plus, it was annoying.

Sep 15, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Chris Matthews Can’t Go ‘Homeland’ Again

Chris Matthews Can’t Go ‘Homeland’ Again Chris Matthews Can’t Go ‘Homeland’ Again

The word “homeland,” he says, will “get us further into wars."

Sep 12, 2014 / Leslie Savan

In Covering Obama’s ISIS Speech, Can the Media Move Beyond ‘Optics’?

In Covering Obama’s ISIS Speech, Can the Media Move Beyond ‘Optics’? In Covering Obama’s ISIS Speech, Can the Media Move Beyond ‘Optics’?

Does it matter what necktie you wear when you declare war?

Sep 10, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Who Needs ‘Meet the Press’?

Who Needs ‘Meet the Press’? Who Needs ‘Meet the Press’?

Insider Chuck Todd tries to bring outsider edge to the Sunday show.

Sep 8, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Is Ferguson’s Ron Johnson the New Captain America?

Is Ferguson’s Ron Johnson the New Captain America? Is Ferguson’s Ron Johnson the New Captain America?

The media find the hero they’ve been looking for.

Aug 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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