Political Theatre category archive
Patriot Gamers 0
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tom O’Connor argues rather disturbing precedent for Donald Trump’s patriot gaming.
While on the topic, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier channels Maya Angelou and says that Trump has shown us who he is.
The Chaos Gambit 0
Dick Polman takes a look at Donald Trump’s behavior in court. A snippet:
His Day in Court 0
Seth takes a closer look the Trumps’ testimony in New York.
Racing Touts 0
Over at C&L, Frances Langum looks at the polls about next year’s Presidential election and argues that 1) at this point they are of little import and, perhaps more importants, 2) it’s all about ginning up the appearance of a horse race.
Stray Thought 0
Spending a few minutes (or even a few hours, if it comes to that) once a year to cast a ballot is a small price to pay for preserving democracy . . .
. . . especially when you consider that persons are willing to spend days getting a ticket to a Taylor Swift concert.
Education Deform 0
You too can get a Arteum Baccalaurreum in Stupid from Donald Trump’s “American Academy.”
Sam and the crew natter about the nonsensical, then veer off into a bit of reality.
Denial It Not Just a River in Egypt 0
At the Detroit Free Press, William Proctor recounts his telephone conversation with a Trump true believer who has been convicted of leaving threatening voice mails to government officials after the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection.
Read his article and look into the darkness.
Courting Disaster 0
It seems that the hot new hobby amongst right-wing billionaires is collecting judges.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Reprise 0
Steve M. cites a column by Jamelle Bouie, in which Bouie argues forcefully that America’s gun culture poses not only a threat to other Americans (take a look at the numbers), but also to democracy. Steve M. points out that
Methinks his post is worth a read.
An “Informed Electorate” . . . 0
. . . may be a thing of the past.
At The Seattle Times, Brier Dudley looks at survey results indicating that fewer and fewer persons are following the news and notes
I fear he may be onto something. Read his piece and think for yourself.
Aside:
If persons think that “getting news” is something that can be reliably done using “social” media . . . .
The Fear Factor 0
Thom speculates as to why judges are treating Donald Trump with kid gloves and explains why he finds it concerning.
At the Tampa Bay Times, Robert Bruce Adolph has more.
