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...should expect from the man who served with such distinction in one of the hardest public jobs in politics. But Fleischer witnessed sweeping history. Surely there is something to be gleaned from being so close to the center of such drama. We don't need secrets, just insight. No luck. Even the behind-the-scenes moments he recounts have an off the rack quality: Bush is strong, resolute and likes making decisions...
...give a full picture of the state of the White House press corps or American journalism. There is no thoughtful examination, for example, of whether reporters asked the right questions or enough of them in the run up to the war. Fleischer gripes about the press, but offers scant insight into how the Bush White House, one of the best message machines in modern politics, used video news releases, local media and direct appeals by the President to bypass the national media. They were blowing off the MSM long before bloggers made it so fashionable...
...Interest in Tragedy Most assessments of Death of a Salesman, by playwright Arthur Miller [APPRECIATION, Feb. 21], called the drama a masterpiece. Yet when the play opened on Broadway 56 years ago and drew rave reviews, TIME's critic was rather less enthusiastic. The piece we published, however, gave insight into Miller's point of view...
That flaw aside, Chihwaseon is a brilliant film: it manages to be both epic and intimate in equal measure. By viewing it, I not only gained a working knowledge of the historical forces that gave rise to the modern, partitioned Korean state, but I also received tremendous insight into a uniquely creative and troubled mind. Kwon-taek’s Seung-up is not only a compelling figure unto himself, but a portal through which to see and understand modern Korean history...
...humor employed in the interacts, as well as the two-part skit “The Apprentice in Bombay,” a parody of Donald Trump’s famous (or infamous) television series, provided a fresh perspective on Indian and Indian-American culture, serving up insight as well as laughter. “The Apprentice in Bombay” pitted a team of Indians against a team of Indian-Americans in a battle for Trump’s affection, and jokes and jabs were served up equally against both teams, along with a number against Trump himself...