Political Theatre category archive
Designing Dystopia 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch takes a long look at Donald Trump’s plans for his presidency, should he win in this fall’s election, and fears that Americans are sleepwalking into dictatorship.
No excerpt or summary can do his piece justice. Just go read it.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
In the midst of a longer article about the Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracy theory, Margot Ford McMillen captures the essence of dis coarse discourse:
Trapped by the Transcript 0
David dissects the duplicity. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you can certainly skip that.)
The Tactics of the Trumpling 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier looks at the tactics of Donald Trump and the Trumpettes and concludes
Follow the link to learn how he reached that conclusion.
Foxy Shady 0
Seth takes a closer look at the shovelers of–er–shinola.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Just when you think it can’t get any coarser . . . .
A Choice, Not an Echo, Reprise 0
At AL.com, John Archibald looks at Katie Britt’s response to the State of the Union address.
He was not impressed:
America was looking for proof of normalcy.
And it got “The Three Faces of Eve.”
Follow the link to see why he said that.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warming: Mild language.
“Put or Put Up” 0
To paraphrase what the judge said to the mope.