Political Theatre category archive
Devolution 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tony Norman marvels at the Republican Party’s journey from the party of Lincoln to the party of stinkin’.
Stemming the Flow 0
As Congress lacks the will As the Republican Party resists any effort to curb guns and gun nuts, Marc Dion offers forth an immodest proposal.
Boebert Is the New Gohmert 0
We are a society of stupid.
The Privatization Scam 0
Jeff Shapiro looks at the latest antics of Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin as he seeks to undermine public education.
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
Yet another Republican has been arrested for–surprise!–voter fraud.
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I think one reason they claim to see voter fraud everywhere is a form of projection. They themselves willing to break the rules, so they think everyone else is too.
Immunity Impunity
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Methinks Noz is onto something here.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball discuss the Finnish model for fighting disinformation and misinformation through teaching media literacy to (what here would be called) middle and high schoolers. A snippet:
But does such early education work? In a word, yes.
Follow the link for their reasoning.
All the News that Fits, Suffer the Children Dept. 0
Sam and his crew dissect Republicans’ votes against President Biden’s efforts to deal with the shortage of baby formula.
All the News that Fits 0
Afterthought:
A “free marketplace of ideas” is of no use if you don’t stroll its aisles from time to time.
Paper Trail 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell explains why it’s important to follow the money.
