Political Theatre category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Japan Times, Princeton University professor Harold James hears a rhyme with a British accent. Here’s a bit from his article:
Note that he said “potential” future. Methinks his piece offers some hints as to how to make that potential impotent.
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*Mark Twain.
Who Coulda Knowed? 0
Well, for that matter, anyone who was paying attention.
The Lake Effect, the Rule of Lawless Dept. 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye notes that
But we don’t because Arizona’s perennial loser Kari Lake pulled the plug last year on most of Radio Farda, which previously broadcast news in Farsi into Iran, along with much of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the multiple outlets that fall under the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
She goes on to discuss a federal judge’s ruling that Lake’s doing so was illegal and unconstitutional. Follow the link to find out why.
(Broken link fixed.)
Collateral Damage 0
Farron discusses how the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” has harmed health care.
The Grand Plan 0
Afterthought:
I never anticipated in my wildest dreams that I would find myself a citizen of a rogue state.
Mullen It Over 0
Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s replacing Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullen and the chaotic incompetence associated therewith.
A Lesson Unlearnt 0
Methinks that the Trump maladministration is unaware of this distinction.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Pam Bondi: La loi, c’est moi.
“There Is No Plan” 0
Mary Trump offers her take on why Trump mongered a war.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Writing at the Psychology Today website, Chester H. Sunde argues that the writings of Plato can help us understand today. The whole article is quite interesting, but this bit, in which Sunde lists Plato’s hierarchy of governments, caught my eye:
Where are we on the scale?
Republican Thought Police 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice explains what “best qualified applicant” means under the Trump maladministration. A snippet:
An email sent to Liberty University School of Law students over the weekend lays out, in refreshingly unvarnished terms, what the administration’s hiring pipeline actually looks like. And it’s exactly as bad as everyone suspected:
The two most important requirements are you MUST be aligned politically with President Trump and his administration and you must be willing to work hard. Don’t be scared off by the transcript requirement. GPA is not a strong factor. If you meet those two requirements, you have a shot.
Just Desserts 0
In a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, Tom Harper reminds us that
Signs of the Times 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire sees an ominous sign: the banner of Dear Leader Donald Trump hanging from the Department of (sic) Justice. A snippet:
Below his face, the banner says, “Make America Safe Again.”
Somehow, though, the banner doesn’t evoke safety. I can’t think of another instance in history when heads of state hung pictures of themselves from the sides of public buildings that didn’t end badly.
If you know of an exception, please share it with me.