2018 archive
The Taken (In) 0
Will Bunch analyzes why the media, both broadcast and print, fell so hard for the fake “Rob Rosenstein resignation” story late last week. His piece is well worth a read. Here’s a snippet:
International Laughingstock 0
Jesus.
Next stop, Pariah.
The Art of the Mid-Terminable Con 0
Paul Krugman suggests that there is no Republican there there. A snippet:
In fact, Republican policies are so unpopular that the party’s candidates are barely trying to sell them. Instead, they’re pretending to stand for things they actually don’t — like protecting health coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions — or trying to distract voters with culture war and appeals to white racial identity. The GOP has become the party of no ideas.
Follow the link for the rest.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen brings up-to-date on the latest in Kremlinology.
Gamers 0
Roy Eidelson explores the mind games that the right-wing deploys to further their agenda and how they are being used to protect the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Here’s a bit about one of them:
Follow the link for the complete list with more detail.
Creature of Chaos 0
Thom and Chauncey Devega discuss the vortex of vile (and of bile) that is the Trump administration and suggest that it is not an aberration, but rather a culmination.
Life Imitates Art 0
Tony Norman finds strange echoes of Dostoevsky’s writings in the Brett Kavanaugh saga.
Aside:
I am not a fan of 19th century Russian literature, though I did once read War and Peace. It’s too dark for me, plus the characters have so many names that you need a program to keep up.
But dark seems to be more and more appropriate.
Judgment Dailies 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., reads from the twits of judges.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice:
Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said the bullet was fired at a target several hundred feet from the truck. The shooter involved as well as witnesses stated that they did not know there was a road down range, and could not see the vehicle due to thick brush and trees.
Yes, indeed, it is the mark of “responsible gun owners” that they shoot at the knowable unknown.
And Now for a Change of Pace 0
I used to enjoy the Woody Woodpecker show, mostly because Walter Lance, Woody’s creator, would do a segment in each show about the art and craft of animation.
Later on, I realized that, when you cut to the chase, Woody himself was a nasty little jerk.