Political Theatre category archive
War and Mongers of War 0
Via The Japan Times, history professor Timothy Snyder looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran and concludes:
This is what happens when voters entrust entertainers to wage war and profiteers to negotiate peace.
Follow the link for his reasons for saying that.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Robert Klarich, in a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, reports hearing a rhyme. A snippet:
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*Mark Twain.
Republican Thought Police 0
Techdirt takes a deep dive into the Trump maladministration’s attempt to punish Disney and ABC for daring to allow James Talerico to appear on The View. A snippet:
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*Not redacted in the original, but I’m kind of old-fashioned about some things.
The Privatization Scam 0
PoliticalProf looks follows the money.
The Blame Gamer 0
Robert Reich sees a pattern:
Follow the link for examples.
Know-Nothings Redux 0
The Know-Nothings are back, and they’re turbo-charged.
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mark Gongloff offers a theory as to why the Trump maladministration is waging its war on scientific research. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link for context
The Worm Returns 0
Rebecca Watson discusses how Elon Musk and the Trump maladministration contributed to the return of the screwworm.
Or you can read the transcript.








