Leslie Savan

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

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

Magical thinking may forever protect him.

Feb 27, 2015 / Leslie Savan

David Carr on Memory, Celebrity, Media and Confusion

David Carr on Memory, Celebrity, Media and Confusion David Carr on Memory, Celebrity, Media and Confusion

One of the late columnist’s last radio interviews. 

Feb 13, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams

Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams

The sacrificial lamb for a decade of profit-driven tale-spinning.

Feb 12, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Brian Williams’s ‘Fog of Memory’ Meets the Fog of Media

Brian Williams’s ‘Fog of Memory’ Meets the Fog of Media Brian Williams’s ‘Fog of Memory’ Meets the Fog of Media

Are we Swift-helicoptering the NBC anchor?

Feb 6, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Netanyahu: Remorseless Warmongers Make the Best Bibi-Sitters

Netanyahu: Remorseless Warmongers Make the Best Bibi-Sitters Netanyahu: Remorseless Warmongers Make the Best Bibi-Sitters

Don’t fall for Bibi’s bid to repackage himself as a kindly mensch.

Feb 6, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Larry Wilmore: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Multicultural Diversity…

Larry Wilmore: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Multicultural Diversity… Larry Wilmore: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Multicultural Diversity…

The new Nightly Show confronts PC.

Jan 30, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

The French Fry Fox

The French Fry Fox The French Fry Fox

Who are the surrender monkeys now?

Jan 23, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie

Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie

While the Times frequently needs pushing on its watery language, there are real ethical reasons to exclude Charlie’s Mohammad cartoons.

Jan 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Fox Captures the Culprit for the Paris Attacks: Bill de Blasio, With an Assist From Obama

Fox Captures the Culprit for the Paris Attacks: Bill de Blasio, With an Assist From Obama Fox Captures the Culprit for the Paris Attacks: Bill de Blasio, With an Assist From Obama

Not even the conservative media could connect the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris to #BlackLivesMatter protests in New York City… could they?

Jan 7, 2015 / Leslie Savan

After the Death of Two Cops, Right-Wing Media Demonize #BlackLivesMatter Protests

After the Death of Two Cops, Right-Wing Media Demonize #BlackLivesMatter Protests After the Death of Two Cops, Right-Wing Media Demonize #BlackLivesMatter Protests

From Fox News to the New York Post, the rightward press treated the moment as an opportunity to attack Mayor Bill de Blasio and the #BlackLivesMatter movement without restraint.

Dec 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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