Political Theatre category archive
Vaccine Nation 0
At the Sacramento Bee, Richard Pan looks at RFK Jr.’s record at HHS and concludes that it–er–does not inspire confidence.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth finds a slight whiff of a double standard in the current who-shot-john stirred up by Jake Tapper’s recent book alleging that Joe Biden is getting old. A snippet:
That Was the Week that Was Very Very Weird 0
Seth takes a closer look at some of the events of the past week.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey states that Donald Trump is
and goes on to offer a bill of particulars.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Rebecca Dolgin outlines several ways in which “social” media isn’t. Here’s one; follow the link for the others.
Given how many persons think that “social” media is a reliable source for news, I find this a timely and disquieting read.
“The Trump Doctrine” 0
Jackie Calmes sums up Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy in four words:
Follow the link the evidence.
(Broken link fixed.)
Stray Question 0
What’s worse, a stupid joke or a stupid joker?
Vaccine Nation 0
Thom discusses the Trump maladministration’s decision to cancel research into a vaccine against bird flu.
Today’s Republican Party does not care about–in fact, disdains–the concept of the general welfare.
Sabotaging the Common Good 0
One of the (many) things that the Trump maladministration and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers do not seem to understand–or care about–is that mindlessly slashing federal programs so as to fund tax cuts for fat cats who already have more money than they know what to do with harms real people.
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz is onto something. He notes that
I think he pretty much nails it. I commend his entire post to your attention.
Aside:
And this is what happens when you run the government like a business.
The Next Step 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes envisions the next logical career step for Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
Methinks he’s certainly qualified.