How two very different World War II-themed movies tackle the use of film as wartime propaganda
By the Victors: Meta-Propaganda in Captain America and Inglourious Basterds
Overthinking Politics
Law & Zero Dark Thirty
In the Global War on Terror, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The CIA, who investigate terrorists, and Navy SEALs, who shoot them in the face. These are their stories.
Bartlet’s First Term: Graphed
Just how beloved was President Bartlet? What was his approval rating, and how did it stack up against real-life Commanders in Chief?
Election Day and the Riddle of Steel
From the Archives: McElection (and a Reminder to Vote)
The Dark Knight Patronizes: Democracy vs. the Prime Directive
Rob Northrup makes the case that there Science Fiction endorses a grotesque form of elitism.
Romney-Ryan: The Buddy Cop Movie
These guys aren’t about to go Galt. They’re teaming up for a budget-slashing battle royale.
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