June, 2025 archive
Influencer Idiocy 0
Who cares about the effects on others when you can get clicks and likes?
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams parses the three planks of the platform of today’s Republican Party.
War and Mongers of War 0
Via the Sacramento Bee, philosophy professor Andrew Fiala considers why some folks–often those who have never and will never see combat–seem to hunger for war.
Methinks it a timely read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
All the News that Fits 0
A caller calls out Jake Tapper for his recent book about Joe Bidden and Tapper tries to weasel-word himself out her criticism. David Shuster dissects the dissumulation.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Grung_e_Gene minces no words as to what he sees as the goal of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a bit from his article:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
All the News That Fits 0
Sam Goldstein, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks at how fiction can masquerade as fact. He notes that
He goes on to discuss how this effect also manifests itself in “social” media and “news” coverage.
In this age of mis- and disinformation, his article is well worth a read.
The Contestant 0
In the course of a longer article in which he expresses–er–some concerns over Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, Field describes how he sees Donald Trump’s approach to governance:
Methinks he is onto something.
Quacks In Command 0
Thom discusses the damage that the Trump maladministration is doing to public health and to the public’s health.