Political Theatre category archive
“Is It or Isn’t It?” 0
Elie Mystal investigates the convoluted conundrum of Schrodinger’s Pardon.
Allie-Allie-in-Free? 0
Thom discusses that question.
Frankly, I fear that I share Thom’s pessimism.
Greens Fees 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump’s golfing excursions have cost $67,000,000 in the past year, four times as much as the Mueller investigation.
Unbalanced and Unchecked 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, discusses why the Founders created a system of checks and balances and laments their erosion. A nugget:
Sadly, for all kinds of reasons — none good — our elected officials have failed to rein in the authoritarian tendencies of the chief executive. We read that there are two different realities co-existing in America. One is based on “alternative facts.” It is OK to read whatever we want but it just isn’t OK to actually believe that which isn’t true. That is how democracies unwind.
Yet some people do believe the lies, deceit, bluster and bullying, because no one is standing up against that un-American behavior. At least, no one in the political party of the president will do so out of fear of political reprisal. No badge of courage for that, I would suggest.
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Suffer the Children 0
One more time, it’s not scripture. It’s policy.
Nor Any Drop To Drink 0
Thom interviews a reporter who thinks the decision to approve the water Flint, Michigan, to be questionable, especially as lead water lines are still in place.
All the News that Fits 0
In the context of a larger article about the comeuppance of Roseanne Barr, Gina Barreca muses cherries are in the eye of the cherry-picker:
The Art of the Con 0
Josh Marshall suggests that the fire hose of news and absurdity from Washington is not an accident; he goes on to suggest that it furthers the con and enables would-be autocrats to auto their crat behind the fog of breaking headlines. A nugget:
Follow the link for the complete article.