Political Theatre category archive
This New Gilded Age 0
Steve M finds a straw at which to grasp from the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Going to Extremes 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Christopher Dwyer explores why political extremism seems to be on the rise. He makes three main points (emphasis added). Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each one.
- Having enemies allows us to pretend that all the badness in the world is a result of those enemies.
- Social identity theory tells us that we readily break people down into “us” vs. “them” groups.
- Anonymity on the internet facilitates a deindividuation where people say things they wouldn’t otherwise.
All the News that Fits 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini discusses the latest manifestation of the Lake Effect.
Kill the Voice of America (VOA).
Why kill the VOA? one wonders. Well, actually one does not. The VOA was established to counter propaganda with truth, something for which the Trump maladministration has no use.
In a related piece, Laurie Roberts follows up with a report on Lake’s testimony at yesterday’s hearing, where the Lake Effect was in full display.
Details at the links.
The Peacefaker 0
Warning: Mild language.
Republican Thought Police 0
Mike Littwin reports that the Trump maladministration is now coming for Park Rangers who have the unmitigated gall to speak truth about America’s history.
All the News that Fits 0
A caller calls out Jake Tapper for his recent book about Joe Bidden and Tapper tries to weasel-word himself out her criticism. David Shuster dissects the dissumulation.
All the News That Fits 0
Sam Goldstein, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks at how fiction can masquerade as fact. He notes that
He goes on to discuss how this effect also manifests itself in “social” media and “news” coverage.
In this age of mis- and disinformation, his article is well worth a read.
The Contestant 0
In the course of a longer article in which he expresses–er–some concerns over Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, Field describes how he sees Donald Trump’s approach to governance:
Methinks he is onto something.
