Political Theatre category archive
A False Idol 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mary McNamara argues against the erection of a craven image. A snippet:
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Parks and Wrecks 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks it hasn’t done enough damage to the National Parks and is planning to do more.
A Litany of Lies 0
The Washington Post’s slogan was once “Democracy dies in darkness” (at least until Jeff Bezos decided that he liked darkness). Thom argues that democracy also dies in lies, then goes on to list lies that Republicans tell and have told for years without the press’s calling out their lying.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Bill Scher hears a rhyme echoing all the way back to July of 1776. A tiny bit from the opening of his article:
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
The Master Strategist 0
My old Philly DL Friend Noz doesn’t blog as frequently as he used do, but, when he does, he pretty much hits the naif on the head.
A Coping Mechanism 0
Judith Orloff has some suggestions which methinks might be helpful for dealing with Trump and the Trumpettes.
A Trumpled Nation 0
Carlos Lozada takes a look at the damage the Trump maladministration is doing to America’s global standing and is less than sanguine. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
The America Worst Award 0
Seth lampoons Squeaker of the House Mike Johnson for creating a made-up award for being Donald Trump.
Just Desserts, All the News that Fits Dept. 0
David discusses the drastic fall in ratings for CBS News since Bari Weiss turned it into Fox News Lite and finds some cause for optimism a straw at which to grasp.
Afterthought:
Walter Cronkite would be in tears were he here to see this.