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Political Culture: Michael Moore’s “Capitalism,” a Don’t-Like-It-Very-Much Story

Jon Cummings October 5, 2009 8

Michael Moore has a new movie out, and you might assume that a proud liberal like Jon Cummings might be filled with rapturous praise for it...but you'd be wrong

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Bootleg City: Lindsey Buckingham, 12/10/92

Robert Cass August 7, 2009 27

I was beginning to think I’d never find a tough lawman to clean up Bootleg City, especially after my faux pas-filled interview with Marshall Crenshaw. (I won’t bore you with the details of my

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Political Culture: Whose Mandate Is It Anyway?

Jon Cummings February 12, 2009 6

The last couple weeks have served as a brilliant, if butt-ugly, reminder that governance should be judged not on the back and forth of day-to-day events, but on outcomes. When the history of President

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Political Culture: Taking a Hit (For All of Us)

Jon Cummings February 5, 2009 9

Like most people I know, my favorite feature in Us Weekly is the “Stars — They’re Just Like Us!” spread. You know, Brad Pitt with his fly down, Ryan Phillippe pushing a cart at

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