When 'Mad Men' in Media Took Control of Political Campaigns

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It's good to see Upton Sinclair back in the news again amid the raves (which I don't quite share) for the new film "There Will Be Blood," very loosely based on his 1927 novel "Oil!" Even though Sinclair earned a nod in many of the articles and reviews of the film, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis, few have commented on the original source material.

So here's one tidbit: The novel, one of Sinclair's finest, was "banned in Boston," as Catholics there objected to sexual passages, references to abortion, and other heresies. Truth be told, this did not displease the famous author, as it provided a nice boost for sales. After he journeyed to Boston from California, photographs of him hawking the book on the …