Political Theatre category archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
Thom discusses Donald Trump’s decsion to defy a court order.
He is somewhat perturbed.
So am I.
Facts Schmacks 0
David explains why MAGA eschews reality and rejects facts. I think he makes some valid arguments. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Republican Thought Police 0
Journalism professor Rob Miraldi looks at Donald Trump’s decision to punish the Associated Press for not bending to his will refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America; he fears that it is but a beginning. Here’s bit from his article:
Trump would not only go after freedom of the press. “Any effort to eliminate freedom of press,” he warns, “is the first step to eliminate freedom of speech.”
The Squandering 0
Michael in Norfolk mourns America’s loss of respect and respectability. Here’s a bit:
Methinks he has a point.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Robert Reich hears a rhyme. Here’s the opening couplet:
Next, subdue the courts by ignoring or threatening to ignore court rulings you disagree with.
Follow the link. The verse gets worse.
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*Mark Twain.
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 0
After years of warning us that the federal government cannot be trusted, the right-wing and the Republican Party have succeeded in giving us . . .
. . . a federal government that cannot be trusted.
Market Farces, Reprise 0
David points out that, “(n)o matter what MAGA tells you, not buying a Tesla is not ‘cancel culture,’ it’s capitalism.” (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy. (Warning: Mild language.)
Read the news report that Farron is discussing.
Market Farces 0
A Matter of Principle 0
Tom Hilton tries to figure out why Trump thinks he can just take (parts of) other countries (think Canada and Greenland) because he wants to. Methinks he may be onto something. Here’s a tiny bit from his piece:
This absence is at the core of Trump’s worldview. When he talks about American “ownership” of Greenland*, he thinks of it as like buying a property to develop, and Denmark saying no is just a business negotiation. And maybe we have to play hardball, like you do in business, but really this would all be easier if we could just agree on a price.
And when Putin invaded Ukraine it can’t have been a violation of any principle of international relations because there isn’t any such principle.
Stray Thought 0
If yesterday’s didn’t, maybe this article will remind you of someone–maybe several someones–in the news.
Size the Day 0
PoliticalProf decodes de code.