Political Theatre category archive
Vaccine Nation 0
Afterthought:
I had both kinds of measles when I was in elementary school. I can’t say they were terrible agony–certainly not any worse than the three cases of strep throat I had in my 20s–but they were not fun.
Why any sentient parents would choose to put their children at risk for that when it’s preventable is beyond me.
Doing so is cruel.
I do not think it an exaggeration to say that the anti-vax community promotes cruelty. Cruelty due to willful ignorance is still cruelty.
What’s in a Word? 0
Sometimes, not much. For example:
Ronald Greenberg argues that the word “conservative” no longer applies to today’s Republican Party. He finds aanother term more appropriate.
All the News that Fits 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch covers Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail freedom of the press, from banning the AP from Air Force One for not using the Trumpian term, “Gulf of America,” to threatening local news outlets with reprisals if they dare to (gasp!) report breaking news. In his article, Bunch points that this assault on the Constitution has been brewing for some time.
I commend the entire article to your attention.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Tom Moran finds a straw at which to grab.
Penny Dreadful 0
Mike and Farron argue that Trump’s edict that the Mint stop minting pennies is a misdirection play. Methinks they may be onto something. Trump is skillled at creating destruction distraction.
Afterthought:
“Smart” and “cunning” are not synonyms.
Trump is most certainly cunning.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, reacting to Donald Trump’s attempt to defund the Presidio Trust, which oversees the Presidio Park in San Francisco:
Trump . . . can’t tolerate success if it doesn’t benefit him personally.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
The Privatization Scam 0
Maddy Wheelock details the duplicity. A snippet;
The Cultural Devolution 0
Mangy announces the upcoming bill of events for the newly Trumpled Kennedy Center.
It Can Happen Here 0
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley Law School, argues that it is, indeed, already happening here.
He notes that
He goes on to list several specific indicators that we are seeing this process right here right now right before our eyes.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Trudy Rubin hears a rhyme.
It must be free verse, as somehow “Donald Trump” manages to rhyme with “Neville Chamberlain.”
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*Mark Twain.