Stories by Leslie Savan
Leslie Savan is the author of Slam Dunks and No-Brainers: Language in Your Life, the Media, Business, Politics, and, Like, Whatever.
Has CNN's government-out-of-my-face bloviator actually had a change of heart when it comes to Obama's health plan?
Posted on Aug 15, 2009, Source: The Nation
The Iran protests have thrown Republican ideologues into such a tizzy of circular logic that they're stepping on their own propaganda.
Posted on Jun 22, 2009, Source: The Nation
While we're enthralled by Obama's elegance and reason, Cheney waits like a troll under a bridge, watching for the slightest misstep.
Posted on May 23, 2009, Source: The Nation
Mexicans have recently been the prime target of the most rancid typecasting in the media -- can more racist violence be far behind?
Posted on May 13, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
What sort of psychological bent would lead people to want to be part of a dead-end political party like the GOP has become?
Posted on May 5, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
In search of a scandal, the media blows hot air about President Obama's overseas etiquette instead of actually covering the G-20 summit.
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, Source: The Nation
The president handled his guest appearance on Leno with his usual charm. But we want to know more about why Geithner inspires his confidence.
Posted on Mar 21, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
Corporate media swerved faster from the meaning of the flying footwear than Bush did from the shoe itself.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
From cowboy to cowed boy, W. crawls outta Crawford for yet another image re-do.
Posted on Dec 13, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
Why have Bush's verbal misgivings received so much adulatory press attention -- when he's just rehashing the same tired pop phrases from 17 months ago?
Posted on Jun 5, 2006, Source: Boston Globe
Pop language is the difference between 'old hat' and 'so five minutes ago.'
Posted on Nov 11, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Enormous billboards -- sometimes covering whole sides of buildings and their windows -- are going up all over the nation. Finally a group of ad jammers is doing something quite clever to stop it.
Posted on May 26, 2000, Source: AlterNet
