New York Sun

‘Mr. Smith Goes To Washington’ May Get a New Storyline

ESPN’s highest-paid host, Stephen A. Smith, said he’ll “leave the door open” for a Democratic presidential run. He reasons that he has “no choice,” echoing past candidates without political experience ...
The New York Times

The Movie That Can Help You Understand Cory Booker’s Senate Speech

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the tactic. By Alissa Wilkinson Late in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Frank ...
New York Sun

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

The Daily News reporter who broke the story of Mayor Giuliani’s campaign plans, Ben Smith, is leaving that newspaper to join The Politico, a new newspaper and Web site based in Washington that will ...
Stars and Stripes

The Myth of Mr. Smith — Why moral exhortation doesn’t change politics

In the American political conscience, there lingers a myth: That real change comes from exhortation — passionate, unyielding exhortation — that moves the hearts of men and women. According to this ...
Tucson Weekly

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

There’s the cookout with family and friends in the afternoon, and the fireworks to look forward to at night, but the dog’s still going to wake you up at 6 a.m., so why not get an early start? It’s ...