Political Theatre category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Now, I’m starting to hear a rhyme, and it sounds something sort of like, I can’t quite make it out, it’s a little distorted, maybe “Tempt Fate“?
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*Mark Twain.
All the News that Fits 0
John Amato reports on a Trumpled truth-teller.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom wonders, “How did the land of Lincoln and Roosevelt, of Eisenhower and Kennedy, become a playground for billionaire sociopaths?”
Listen for his answer.
Vaccine Nation 0
At the Sacramento Bee, Richard Pan looks at RFK Jr.’s record at HHS and concludes that it–er–does not inspire confidence.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth finds a slight whiff of a double standard in the current who-shot-john stirred up by Jake Tapper’s recent book alleging that Joe Biden is getting old. A snippet:
That Was the Week that Was Very Very Weird 0
Seth takes a closer look at some of the events of the past week.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey states that Donald Trump is
and goes on to offer a bill of particulars.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Rebecca Dolgin outlines several ways in which “social” media isn’t. Here’s one; follow the link for the others.
Given how many persons think that “social” media is a reliable source for news, I find this a timely and disquieting read.
“The Trump Doctrine” 0
Jackie Calmes sums up Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy in four words:
Follow the link the evidence.
(Broken link fixed.)
Stray Question 0
What’s worse, a stupid joke or a stupid joker?