Political Theatre category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Jamelle Bouie hears a rhyme from half a century ago:
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Rick Strom takes a look at the international reaction to Donald Trump’s Greenland fetish and some of the reasons that might explain said fetish.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom decodes de code.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
From the Youtube page:
This is a hasty cover of Erma Franklin’s 1967 belter, written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, that is one of our favourite soul tracks, and only lost out to a Grammy to her younger sister Aretha in 1969 (“Chain of Fools”). It had a resurgence in Europe in the early 90s after the end of the Cold War thanks to a Levi jeans advert, and its highest chart position for the re-release was number 5 … in Denmark.
Our treatment pays tribute to the Danes (who suffered proportionally among the highest casualties in wars supporting the USA after its triggering the collective security clauses of NATO in places like Iraq and Afghanistan), and who are being shaken down at the moment by the likes of Trump, Vance, and Miller in their bid to bully Europe to agree to the annexation of autonomous Greenlanders.
The Underlying Theme 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Richard French postulates that
Lack of shame is a primary feature of Donald Trump’s presidency.
I think he has a point. Why else are they so comfortable doing things that would make the Founders hand their heads in shame?
Follow the link and see what you think.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Thom takes an in-depth look at what’s happening in Minneapolis and finds a straw at which to grasp.
Opening Soon . . . . 0
Now that many artists are eschewing the Kennedy Center since Donald Trump insisted on putting his taint on it, the Tampa Bay Time’s Daniel Ruth has some suggestions for possible premiers to publicize on its playbill.
The Beasty Contest 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy looks at the record of four despotic leaders and wonders
. . . which one presents the most imminent danger for you—and the world.
Go read his article and choose your nominee.
The Blame Gamer 0
David dissects the Squeaker of the House’s misdirection play of blaming Biden for everything that the Trump maladministration has done.
The Five Step Plan 0
Mr. Newberger parses the playbook.