Political Theatre category archive
How Stuff Works, Trumpery Dept. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jennifer Baker offers tips for understanding Donald Trump.
Legacy: From Nixon to Trump 0
Thom and Lamar Waldron follow the bread crumbs from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. (Note: Some of Waldron’s assertions wander into rather screwy territory, so have a few grains of salt ready, but it’s still worth a listen).
Part One:
More of the interview is below the fold.
Both Sides Not 0
In The Charlotte Observer, Isaac J. Bailey explains that there is indeed a difference between Republicans and Democrats, and it’s not what the conventional wisdom thinks it is.
Just read it.
Aside:
I’ve always thought that, if it’s conventional, it’s probably not wisdom, but maybe that’s just me.
Trumpling Cacophony 0
Keith Olbermann looks at the big picture of Donald Trump’s behavior. It is not pretty. (Contrast it to daily news reports that pretend yesterday did not happen.)
Agenda 0
Thom and his guest explore the history and goals of the radical right. Listen up.
Part One:
Part Two:
Chris-Crossed 0
Shaun Mullen celebrates meditates on the sinking of a Titanic. A nugget:
Trickle-On Trickery 0
Eugene Robinson considers cycles. A snippet (emphasis added).
It ended up being a shot of poison. Growth rates lagged behind those in neighboring states and the nation as a whole. Deficits mounted to unsustainable levels. Services withered. Brownback had set in motion a vicious cycle, not a virtuous one.
The assumption that underlies Republican fondness for the laughable curve is both simple and malign. It is the belief that there is no such thing as the common good.
