Category Archives: Propaganda

Falling prey to propaganda (or) Afternoon coffee

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

When enough media outlets pound us enough with the message that someone is odious or venal or stupid one starts to believe the propaganda. “Oh man sure hope Michele Bachmann does not become the Republican presidential candidate because she’s crazy … Continue reading →

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Nonsense and solipsism (or) Morning coffee

Posted on April 29, 2011 by admin

Even if we disagree with an idea – even find it repellent – we must try to understand it on its own terms. In other words understand it as the person who holds that idea understands it. Otherwise we are … Continue reading →

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Are people seeing it? (or) Morning coffee

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

I was impressed by the astute observations Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times makes in his recent article “The increasingly odd political optics of Barack Obama”. The former state senator may, in fact, be slaving away on 18-hour policy … Continue reading →

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Taking back some of my earlier praise for the president

Posted on January 23, 2011 by admin

The more one thinks about it the more troubling it becomes. The speech President Obama gave in Tucson Arizone was excellent. But that is not the same as praising the person who gave it. Conservative reaction to the speech has … Continue reading →

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The Lucy Fallacy (or) The mental contortions some employ to condemn Juan Williams along with millions of others

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin

The Lucy Fallacy. In The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis the youngest Pevensie child finds her way into the magical world of Narnia through the back of an old wardrobe. After she returns to this … Continue reading →

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Juan Williams and the Europeanization of America (or) Afternoon diet cola

Posted on October 25, 2010 by admin

I am not going to drink coffee at 4:38 p.m. Yeah yeah am supposed to stay away from political topics. But two words. Juan Williams. I have listened to National Public Radio for years. Like it most of the time. … Continue reading →

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Smaller government and why entropy does not disprove evolutionary theory

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

Came across a Los Angeles Times article criticizing a Tea Party coloring book for kids. Fair enough. More interesting are the comments. Most take issue with the criticisms. Only a few take issue with the Tea Party movement and/or the … Continue reading →

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Why conservatism = racism does not hold up to minimal examination (or) Rational voice at the Washington Post

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Yeah yeah not another politics post. But this was huge. Many others have made similar arguments. But not in the Washington Post. Kudos to the Washington Post – not normally a bastion of classical liberalism aka “conservatism”* – for publishing … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy not group think (or) Journolist and news media bias

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

This is huge. If it turns out to be legit. I sort of followed the whole David Weigel on Journolist brouhaha that led to his being let go by the Washington Post. But leftist bias in the news media is … Continue reading →

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Failures of imagination and the racism charge redux

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

One of the things I appreciate about the blog Politics, Policy, Pathology and Hope Within The Black Community (how’s that for a blog title?) is how often he asks “why do we focus so much ire and attention on that … Continue reading →

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