Political Theatre category archive
When Fiction Becomes Reality 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kathryn Grossman makes a strong case that, under the Trump maladministration, we are being transported into the world of George Orwell’s 1984.
The Deserter 0
Der Spiegel takes an in-depth look at Donald Trump’s decision to abandon America’s allies, as illustrated by his recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A snippet (emphasis added):
Methinks it safe to say that, under America, America is no longer “a shining city on a hill,” to quote Ronald Reagan.
What it seems to be becoming gives me shudders.
And methinks it is influenced in great part by the legacy of America’s original sin of chattel slavery.
The Rule of Flaw 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino interprets the inducement to incitement.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warninng: Short promo from minute one to minute two.
Name Gamers 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth notes that Republicans’ fascination with renaming things has reached the Florida legislature, so he offers several suggestions. Here’s just one of them; follow the link for the others.
We could rename the thoroughfare outside Trump’s cheesy resort the Convicted Felon Freeway.
Fingers in Their Ears 0
Farron observes that some elected Republican officials are making excuses so as not to have to listen to their constituents if those constituents have the temerity to take exception to the actions of Dear Leader.
DOGE Bull 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice provides (yet) more evidence that Elon Musk’s DOGE really doesn’t have a clue about how government works or what it (DOGE) is doing.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Mild language.)
Russian Impulses, Reprise 0
The Rude One is not sanguine. Here’s a tiny bit from his article; follow the link for the rest (warning: rudeness):
The effect of this meeting was to take the United States out of its place as a leader in the world. We are now on our way to becoming like Russia . . . .
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy sings an ode to Trump and Vance’s Russian impulses (warning: mild language).
Constitutional Sawyers 0
Sam discusses Pete Hegseth’s purge of top military lawyers and leaders.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Portland Press Herald, Roger Smith thinks he may have caught a tell.
Whether or not he’s right about that (I just can’t bring myself to check it out for reasons that should be obvious), methinks he still makes a valid point