John Lawson: O King
The president recently promoted himself as “like the King of Israel… the second coming of God.” Poet John Lawson gives the president his due.
August 24, 2019 · 4 Comments
Rebecca Gordon: Confronting “Alternative Facts”
This popular belief that nobody really does or can know anything is the perfect soil for an authoritarian leader to take root.
January 11, 2019 · 3 Comments
Karen J. Greenberg: Dismantling Democracy, One Word at a Time
Down the Memory Hole Consider us officially in an Orwellian world, though we only half realize it. While we were barely looking, significant parts of an American language long familiar … Continue reading
May 22, 2018 · Leave a comment
Robert Reich: Trump’s 10 Steps for Turning Lies into Truths
. Trump’s 10 Steps for Turning Lies into Half-Truths Earlier this year the Wall Street Journal’s editor-in-chief insisted that the Wall Street Journal wouldn’t label Trump’s false statements as “lies.” … Continue reading
March 3, 2017 · Leave a comment
