Political Theatre category archive
Behind That Curtain 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan Krauss Whitbourne offers a guide to Trump and Trumpism Machiavellian manipulators.
The Rule of Lawless, Get Out of Jail Free Dept. 0
Methinks David understates the situation.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
David and Thom Hartmann explore the history of voter suppression (aka, “rule by an elite white male majority”) efforts in the U. S.
(Syntax error fixed.)
The Rule of Lawless 0
Will Bunch reflects on the double-standard. A snippet; follow the link for the complete essay.
In a major investigative piece that got buried in the rubble of Trump’s assault on democracy and the New Hampshire primary, the Huffington Post’s Michael Hobbes found that punishment of white-collar crime has plummeted to unthinkable depths during the current administration.
Devolution 0
We have gone from the President who “could not tell a lie” to the President who cannot tell the truth.
An Eggistential Dilemma 0
At the Hartford Courant, Susan Campbell coddles an egg.
A Notion of Immigrants, Have Cake, Eat It Too Dept. 0
Scott Maxwell discusses a proposed law in Florida to ensure that employers hire only legal immigrants except when they don’t.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Trudy Rubin weighs in on the Trump Administration’s decision to meddle in the sentencing of Roger Stone. Here’s how she starts:
They call it “telephone justice.” That means the official picks up a phone and tells the judge what verdict to deliver. It’s a phrase that dates back to Soviet Union days, when the Communist Party always dictated outcomes to the judge.
Follow the link for where she goes next.
When Fiction Is Truth 0
Mark Twain understood America.
The Duke is President; the Dauphin is Attorney-General.
Afterthought:
If you haven’t read Huckleberry Finn, do so now.
Forget that it uses the vocabulary of its time.
It is a story of redemption.
Judgement Day 0
David discusses a Federal Judge Frank Easterbrook, a conservative, decision to call out the rule of lawless.
“Those Who Forget History . . . .” 0
I suspect that I am not the only person to fear that the leaders (Johnson:EU::Trump:NATO) of certain English-speaking countries that fought World War II have chosen to forget lessons learned from that struggle.