Political Theatre category archive
This New Gilded Age 0
At the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Bob Marshall argues that the Trump maladministration’s EPA is putting profits over people. A snippet:
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That sentence was handed down when the agency quietly decided this: It will no longer include the number of lives lost or damaged when determining the required cost-benefit analysis of pollution regulations.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Noam Shpancer cautions us that (slightly reformatted from the original)
Follow the link for his descriptions of just what they “tend to do.”
Be forewarned, it ain’t pretty.
The Me Veneration 0
Seth identifies the governing principle of today’s Republican Party.
No Change Agents 0
At the The American Scholar, Robert Zaretsky writes of the theories of Austrian philosopher Karl Popper, who lived through and studied the rise of fascism in early and mid-twentieth century Europe. In the midst of a lengthy exploration of Popper’s work, Zaretsky makes what I find a trenchant observation, one which I characterizes dis coarse discourse:
I find his piece a timely and relevant read.
Lemon Squash and the Power of Repress, Reprise 0
Thom fears that the arrest of Don Lemon presages a crackdown on alternative media.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey listens to current events and hears four rhymmes from the past. Here’s one of them; follow the link for the others and for his reasoning.
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*Mark Twain.
Chaos Agents 0
David points out that “chaos is politically useful to authoritarians” and argues convincingly that creating chaos is a conscious tactic of the Trump maladministration.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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At Above the Law, Joe Patrice analyzes the asininity.
Stray Thought 0
I can’t help wondering whether Minnesota Governor Walz’s presence on the 2024 Democratic ticket is part of the Trump maladministration’s attempt to invade and conquer his state.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Robert Shapiro follows the money.
