One of the books I remember best from my freshman year of college is Faces of the Enemy, by Sam Keen. This is a frightening book–it looks at how the U.S. has historically used imagery to dehumanize the enemy during times of conflict and crisis. Its chilling to look at these images today, especially since the U.S [...]
February 1, 2007
Sundays in the Park with Chuck
While the Bush Administration sometimes chooses to announce news on Fridays, other politicians use the slow news weekend as a tactic toward a very different goal.
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)is well known for his Sunday press conferences. He holds them most weekends and uses them as a forum to discuss legislation currently being debated in Congress as well [...]
