Political Theatre category archive
One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock feels constrained to explain to one of his colleagues the difference between “news” and “opinion.” Here’s a bit:
Hackworth chose to publicly attack the newspaper’s management and accuse it of political bias, over an incident that in no way implicated the trustworthiness of its reporting.
Follow the link for his lead-in to these comments; the article is well worth your while–maybe even a couple of whiles.
MSNBC’s Al Veshi sums it up:
Words Fail Me 0
This tells you all you need to know about Regent University.
Words and Deeds 0
Juanita Jean notes the discrepancy.
The Fifth Freedom 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Seattle Times has a question (follow the link for the entire lettter):
Popularizing Populism 0
“Populism” in American politics has meant many things, from legitimate reform movements intended to improve the economic status of the “populace” to those designed to appeal to its prejudice and bigotry. Lately the latter meaning has been dominant, so much so that in much of what passes for discourse, the former meaning has been forgotten.
In a longish article at Psychology Today Blogs, Eyal Winter considers the latter meaning–the appeal to prejudice and bigotry–and the tactics that its exponents use to attract, keep, and mobilize their followers. Here’s tiny little bit:
I commend his piece to your attention. It is a timely read in these viral times.
Rand Gestures 0
Rand Paul said it out loud: Republicans don’t want citizens to vote.