Misconceive’o by John Leo John Leo is a columnist and contributing editor that has been writing for U.S. News & World Report since 1988. Prior to that he worked for Time magazine and The New York Times covering topics such as social sciences and popular culture. The thesis of John Leo’s latest U.S. News & World Report article, “Fu Manchu on Naboo,” does not leave the reader any room to guess what his discussion …showed first 75 words of 754 total…

…showed last 75 words of 754 total…die-hard audience that may be swayed to see things as he does. However, he does not accomplish that in this argument. He does make some points that indicate character traits in the new Star Wars film seem more than coincidental. But the failure to support his thesis with more visible evidence does little to influence the thinking of his audience. Works Cited Leo, John. “Fu Manchu on Naboo.” U.S. News and World Report 12 July, 1999: 14.