Political Theatre category archive
America’s Epidemic Flailure 0
A Florida lawyer prepares to argue his case in these viral times.
The Epidemiologist’s Epic Exercise in Ineffectuality 0
In the midst of a long, detailed article tracking the course of COVID-19 in the United States, Jonathan Lemire and Calvin Woodward succinctly summarize why Donald Trump has failed to halt, nay, to slow the spread of the pandemic.
His conventional weapons failed him. The virus doesn’t have a Twitter account.
The Fear Factor 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock explains.
Picturing the Path to Pariah 0
Meanwhile, the White House plans to throw in the towel on the coronavirus (via Atrios).
“He Can’t Handle the Truth” 0
Laurie Roberts takes a look at one Arizona’s congresscritter’s call to shoot the messenger.
Unmasking (and) the Common Good 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire considers Alabama’s reluctance to order/request/ask persons to wear masks in the face of the current pandemic. In doing so, he explains the concept of the common good in simple terms:
Follow the link for the rest of his piece, in which he tries to figure out why many no longer seem to care about the common good in these viral times.
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“If This Be Treason . . . .” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Travis Langley cites John Avion, who suggests that Donald Trump’s willingness to accuse others, such as President Obama, Andrew McCabe, and even the entire Democratic Party, of treason may result from Trump’s confusing loyalty to himself with loyalty to the country.
Langley goes on to wonder whether this may instead be a case of projection. A snippet:
It’s an interesting read, and his conclusions may surprise you.