Political Theatre category archive
Suffer the Children 0
One more time, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
Numbers Gamer 0
Seth looks at Donald Trump’s decision to have the National Guard occupy Washington D. C. He leads into the topic by discussing Trump’s problem with numbers.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports that the ABA is fighting back.
Wonder if Trump will sic that National Guard on them?
American Stasi 0
No, that’s not hyperbole. From Truthout:
Much more at the link.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild Language.
Chaos Agents 0
Writing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Collier is not sanguine. He notes
Follow the link for context.
Real Big Men 0
At the Hartford Courant, Rachel Marsden is fed up with the faux machismo of many of today’s Republican Party. She argues that “Trump’s foreign policy has turned into big act of manspreading.”
Follow the link for her evidence.
The Ballroom Dance 0
Seth finds himself somewhat taken aback by Donald Trump’s preoccupation with desecrating the White House building a Mar-a-Lago style ballroom, while not noticing what’s going on in the real world.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Mary Ann Larson hears a recent rhyme from across the sea.
Aside:
I know someone who has relatives in the land Larson refers to. What she says is quite correct.
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*Mark Twain.
Vaccine Nation 0
Unfortunately, there does not seem to be aany inoculation to protect from the Trump maladministration’s cyclone of stupid.
What’s in a Word? 0
David Masciotra argues that, in today’s Republican Party, the word “conservative” doesn’t mean what it used to mean. Here’s how he starts his article:
That might have seemed like hyperbole during the year Mitt Romney became the Republican presidential nominee. But it rings truer as we pass the six-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term in office.
The entire article is worth your while.