Political Theatre category archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear sees parallels.
Twisted Figures 0
The Inky looks at how Pennsylvania Republicans are using incarceration as a tactic for gerrymandering. Here’s a bit:
The story goes on to discuss efforts–uphill efforts to be sure–to end this practice.
Tips for the Times 0
Meri Wallace offers some tips for surviving the time of Trump.
“Facts Are What People Think” 2
This remark, often attributed to Ronald Reagan*, seems unfortunately to be increasingly true..
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*I could not verify that attribution.
Truckin’, Like the Doo-Dah Man 0
After all, it’s his truck.
Consensus Census Con, Reprise
0
Three-card monte, this time with lawyers.
In the Forecast: A Storm of Stupid 0
Farron marvels at Donald Trump’s claim that a cleaner environment will somehow harm poor and minority persons.
The Art of the Deal 0
Shorter Noz: You can’t have it both ways.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen has the latest.
Tanking 0
Chris Huston shares his thoughts about the Trumpling of Independence Day at the Idaho State Journal. A snippet (emphasis added):
Call me cynical, but I was underwhelmed. Before Thursday did any of you have any doubt about whether our military is the world’s biggest and best? After all, we spend more on our military than the next seven nations in the world combined.
But Thursday’s optics were magnificent. It reminded me of the Cold War days, when legions of troops and missiles rolled in front of the Kremlin, while autocrats stood above it all and waved to the grim-faced People’s Army below.
