Can't Miss It: Wednesday

WANNA TALK POLITICS?: If too much politics is never enough, Town Hall has got you covered: James Traub will discuss America’s history of evangelizing for democracy, with particular emphasis on Bush's faith-based attempts to spread civic-mindedness. But before Traub kicks things off, Town Hall will have television monitors set up for viewing the Presidential Debate. Traub will even give an analysis of the debate and take a few questions.

5:30 p.m. doors, talk @ 7:30 p.m. // Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue // $5

HOW ABOUT A POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY?: Have you ever asked why the United States government spends more time and money than ever before making sure you don’t have access to certain information? Not like Area 51. Just regular "secret" stuff. Rob Moss and Peter Galison have. They interviewed the journalists, lawyers and government officials who have spent their careers debating what's best kept secret. Go see it, then go see this.

7:15 & 9:15 p.m. // NW Film Forum, 1515 12th Avenue // $10

MAYBE A POLITICAL PLAY?: Intiman's production of All the King's Men is pretty darn good, if we do say so ourselves. Randy Newman songs leaven the three-hour saga of southern populist Willie Stark's rise to power, and then to power-mad control. It's a good reminder that the basis of politics is not theory, but people.

7:30 p.m. // Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer Street // $10-$50

McCain and Obama grab for the brass ring (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)