For Tuesday, listen to this TED Radio Hour broadcast. Come to class prepared to answer questions about this broadcast. (Be sure to click on the link to listen to the full episode, which is close to an hour in length.)
For Thursday, as a heads up, read the excerpt from Farhad Manjoo's book True Enough that was handed out in class. (If you missed class, this reading is posted to the right.) You might want to get a head start on this reading over the weekend, and I'll give you some additional background on the events it covers during Tuesday's class. Just like Tuesday, you don't have anything to write, but come to class prepared to answer questions about this reading.
Lastly, click here for polling data from the 2004 presidential campaign so you can see the effect of the advertisements placed by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (the first ad aired in early August), and click here for a link to the 2004 electoral college map.
