MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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The Shallow State
By EmmaZahn on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 8:08pm |The term "Deep State" is an Italian / Turkish notion that elected officials' influence on policy, perhaps especially on foreign policy, is potentially restricted by a shadowy network of serious men with experience in the serious organs of state. But, we should not overlook how much American foreign policy is seen by the rest of the world as up for sale by what we might call the Shallow State: glad-handing, self-promoting American image-maker campaign consultants (e.g., James Carville) who charge big fees around the world based on their relationships with high government officials in Washington.
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