Bush’s Buzz Words Need an Interpreter

Buzz words are a poor way to make policy, but they surely

shape (and misshape) our political culture, especially at a time when the

President of the United States relies on cue cards to explain himself. To what

extent George W. Bush understands what he is saying remains unclear. But the

more he repeats certain Read More

Brave New TV World: Sopranos Team Joins With Big Ad Agency

On Jan. 14, Brad Grey’s Basic Entertainment, which has brought you The Sopranos , Just Shoot Me and Politically Incorrect , announced it had formed a partnership with J. Walter Thompson, the second-largest ad firm in the country representing big-name advertisers like the Ford Motor, Kellogg and Miller Brewing companies.

The partnership harks back to Read More