Leslie Savan

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

Clinton Tries to Teach Obama a Lesson in Humility Clinton Tries to Teach Obama a Lesson in Humility

The Big Dog's bow—wow.

Sep 7, 2012 / Leslie Savan

The Clint Eastwood Convention The Clint Eastwood Convention

Eastwood’s weird, ambiguous performance was actually perfect for this most fake of conventions.  

Aug 31, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Even GOP Guvs Admit that Romney’s Welfare Ads Are False Even GOP Guvs Admit that Romney’s Welfare Ads Are False

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder practically says of Obama’s welfare initiative, What’s not to like?

Aug 28, 2012 / Leslie Savan

The GOP’s ‘Key Largo’ Convention The GOP’s ‘Key Largo’ Convention

The Republican Party is so infested with Akin-Ryan policies and Romney-Ryan lies about them that their convention is threatened by more than a mere hurricane. 

Aug 24, 2012 / Leslie Savan

How Paul Ryan Makes It Easier for Republicans to Steal the Election

How Paul Ryan Makes It Easier for Republicans to Steal the Election How Paul Ryan Makes It Easier for Republicans to Steal the Election

Ryan is the GOP’s best bet that a Romney win made possible by voter suppression will be greeted with a national shrug.

Aug 16, 2012 / Leslie Savan

The University That’s Eating New York! The University That’s Eating New York!

A new book takes on “NYU and the Destruction of New York.”

Aug 9, 2012 / Leslie Savan

What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us

What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us

Whether or not Romney stands for something, he usually stands awkwardly and as passively as possible.

Aug 3, 2012 / Leslie Savan

By Dumping on Mitt, Is the GOP Making a Steal Plausible? By Dumping on Mitt, Is the GOP Making a Steal Plausible?

Voter suppression could wipe out 758,000 votes in Pennsylvania alone.

Jul 7, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Did Justice Roberts Set Booby-Traps in His Commerce Clause Ruling? Did Justice Roberts Set Booby-Traps in His Commerce Clause Ruling?

Is Roberts “gutting the Commerce Clause”—or merely throwing red meat to the right?

Jun 28, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

It depends on which cable news channel you glanced at this morning. 

Jun 25, 2012 / Leslie Savan

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