Daniel Aaron Lazar » US GOV: Public Opinion: Ideology & Socialization

Robert Reich vs. Supply Side Economics

Dan Lazar — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:55:37 +0000

Robert Reich Debunks 6 Big GOP Lies About The Economy

Paranoid Style of American Politics

Dan Lazar — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:19 +0000

In this essay, originally published in Harper’s in 1964, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Richard Hofstadter offers an astute thematic analysis of paranoia in American politics. He examines the paranoid reactions to Masons, Catholics, Jesuits, Communists and others. Sadly, perhaps his perceptions are as timely as ever.

The Pulitzer-winning investigation that dare not be uttered on TV

Dan Lazar — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:21:29 +0000

The New York Times‘ David Barstow won a richly deserved Pulitzer Prize yesterday for two articles that, despite being featured as major news stories on the front page of The Paper of Record, were completely suppressed by virtually every network and cable news show, which to this day have never informed their viewers about what Barstow uncovered. Here is how the Pulitzer Committee described Barstow’s exposés:

Awarded to David Barstow of The New York Times for his tenacious reporting that revealed how some retired generals, working as radio and television analysts, had been co-opted by the Pentagon to make its case for the war in Iraq, and how many of them also had undisclosed ties to companies that benefited from policies they defended.

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Political Ideology

Dan Lazar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:24:56 +0000

Breifing Essay on Ideology, Religion and Politics

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The Political Spectrum

Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau Reading Responses

Rosen on Media

Dan Lazar — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:09:56 +0000

NYU’s Jay Rosen on Modern Media: What to Do ?

Questions on Rosen reading

Political Socialization

Dan Lazar — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:06:44 +0000

Discussion Questions Concerning Political Socialization

Agents of Political Socialization Grid