Morning Joe’s Week-long Whine Over Obama ‘Optics’ Morning Joe’s Week-long Whine Over Obama ‘Optics’
Complaining that O’s timing stinks, they declare his presidency pretty much over.
Sep 20, 2013 / Leslie Savan
John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli? John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?
Diplomacy is messy, clichés aren’t.
Sep 13, 2013 / Leslie Savan
‘Quit’ Isn’t How Anthony Weiner Rolls ‘Quit’ Isn’t How Anthony Weiner Rolls
Anatomy of a near-believable performance.
Aug 6, 2013 / Leslie Savan
A Royal Pain A Royal Pain
Hilary Mantel helps me understand the mania over Kate and William’s baby boy.
Jul 24, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom
Just give free-market ideology a few seconds of your time and you, too, can join the 1 percent!
Jul 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Will Crossfire ‘Hurt America’ Again? Will Crossfire ‘Hurt America’ Again?
Maybe CNN has figured out that, as a programming chief, Jon Stewart is a flop.
Jul 3, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Don’t Try to Joke Around With Vladimir Putin Don’t Try to Joke Around With Vladimir Putin
Obama did, and the result was…awkward.
Jun 20, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Media Yawn at Barbara Buono, the Only Dem Willing to Take On Chris Christie Media Yawn at Barbara Buono, the Only Dem Willing to Take On Chris Christie
But they heart the Gov, even as his most very special election suppresses the vote.
Jun 11, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Koch Influence The Koch Influence
On the eve of our first Neo-Pleistocene summer, carbon barons David and Charles Koch seem to be everywhere.
May 31, 2013 / Leslie Savan
3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts 3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts
The Daily Show’s Jason Jones zeroes in on why the IRS targeting of conservatives is “the only unfair thing ever.”
May 24, 2013 / Leslie Savan