The Damning Trump Tweetstorm
Thursday witnessed a bizarre Trump tweetstorm: he declared the Mueller investigation was in chaos, when what we’re really seeing is Trump unhinged.
Anger Mongering
Intolerance vs Intolerance
I would enthusiastically support ‘Story Time by the LGBT+ Community.’ I do not support ‘Drag Queen Story Time.’ My concern is one of intolerance vs intolerance.
Ridiculing Neo-Nazis
Ridiculing neo-Nazis and other extremists is a powerful tool, but one that can also backfire badly. It is imperative that we offer carrots with the sticks.
Racism: Charlottesville
Racism is as old as humanity. But the word, and the concept, are quite recent.
Temporary Insanity
Temporary insanity affects us all, at stages in our lives and at points in our day. It is an example of how we struggle against our genetic behaviors.
The Deadly Game of Hawk-Dove
Consider hawk-dove: in the struggle between good and evil, who wins, warriors or peace makers? Neither does, because both do. In reality, there is no ideal.
From Ailes to Trump
The problem with anger-mongering is that it doesn’t stop without catastrophe. Roger Ailes got the boilers going, but Donald Trump hijacked the train.
Drive-By Journalism
Drive-by journalism is a major problem for the democracy. As our news sources have exploded, news coverage has paradoxically become narrower, shorter, and not surprisingly, dumber.
Funhouse Mirrors
There are some drawbacks to being 59 years old with two young children. I don’t have as much energy as I used to have, and I can’t keep up with them physically. I get tired and grumpy too easily. I think of a good friend of mine who commented a few years back, “I remember … [Read more…]
Agitprop: Anger Mongering
Agitprop and other history shows that enraging people is highly profitable: politically profitable, economically profitable, and ideologically profitable.