One of our regular media critics takes a look back and forward at the extended farce known as the presidential campaign.

He's the latest in a long line of American demagogues but has come closest to the White House. That makes him the most dangerous of them all.

His ghost, however, is still with us.

From the health effects of smoking to weapons of mass destruction, the powers that be have told us some real whoppers over the years.

How big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy. Plus, a Bill Moyers Essay on Rep. Allen West (R-FL) and McCarthyism.

Watch extended versions of the Allen West, Edward Murrow, and Joseph McCarthy clips Bill shared in his essay.

Bill Moyers reports on how the US in the 1950's was an era of American conformity, in which fitting in led to a hostility and distrust of those who stood out.