Political Theatre category archive
Misinformation Multiplication 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Robert N. McCauley takes a look at a recent book by Paul Thagard, Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It. I commend his piece to your attention, especially now, when one can spout unsourced anything. A snippet (emphasis added):
Afterthought:
You can’t “consider the source” when you can’t identify the source.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
Michael-in-Norfolk has a memory:
More memories and a straw at which to grasp at the link.
Tunes for the (New) Times 0
Mangy test drives some songs.
See Point. Miss Point. 0
Historian Allan Lichtman argues forcefully that the media coverage of the recent presidential debate is missing the point.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Sometimes, Life Imitates Art 0
Jim Wright fears we are in such a time and warns against it.
Republican Family Values 0
Rebecca Watson cites statistics showing that state that recently enacted strict anti-abortion laws are experiencing significant increases in infant and maternal mortality.
Of you can read the transcript.
The Bell Tolls . . . . 0
Jim Wright is, let’s see here, somewhat pessimistic.
Donald Trump Meets Mr. Wizard 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice dissects the Supreme Supremacist Court’s duplicitous doubletalk crowning Donald Trump (or, for that matter, any President, including Joe Biden, though methinks he would decline the privilege, as he believes in the rule of law) as 
a king somehow above the rule of law.
The Founding Fathers, who, granted, had many flaws, not the least of which was tolerance of chattel slavery, wished to escape the rule of a sovereign,
Today’s Republican Party wishes to crown one.
Disinformation Nation 0
In an absolutely wrenching article, Jessica Piper describes how her now late father went down the rabbit hole of Trumpism.
No summary or excerpt will do it justice.
Just go read it.