Last week, prompted by the, oh, let's call it "strange tenor of modern American public discourse," I sought out a website that allowed me to peruse some RTLM transcripts. (RTLM, or Radio-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines, was the "news" station that broadcast anti-Tutsi propaganda during the Rwandan genocide.) I wasn't sure what I'd find, but I thought it might be interesting to read some historic vitriolic hatred while living in a time of other, newer vitriolic hatred-it was sort of like how people sip decades-old wine to help them better appreciate their veal.

The cover story in the current issue of the New Republic is an absolutely fascinating report which uses a Rwandan professor's confrontation with the producers of NBC's "The Wanted" (a.k.a. "To Catch A Terrorist") to address the larger subjects of truth, propaganda, and uncertainty. If I've made it sound boring that's my fault; I definitely suggest you read it.