Because the Onion Thinks Trump’s Worthy of Your Time
It's not called the State of the Union address, but @realDonald Trump's first live Tweet address to a joint session of Congress.
Many will be watching...
Gitlin’s Punches
First published here - http://billmoyers.com/story/times-still-pulls-punches/
The ‘Times’ Still Pulls Its Punches
Why is the leadership of the “opposition party” still mincing words?
BY TODD GITLIN | MARCH 28,...
Gitlin on Cutting and Pasting
http://www.cjr.org/podcast/podcast-addicted-to-war-porn.php
Death by a Thousand Cut-and-Paste Jobs
Revisiting the demonization of Hillary Clinton.
BY TODD GITLIN | APRIL 14, 2017
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an interview with...
Trump Lets Comey Testify, But Sarah Warns Us Putin May Disagree
Sarah Huckabee Sanders met the free press and asserted that President Trump would not attempt to stop former FBI director James B. Comey...
The Beer Test of a True Democracy
If Greeks liked their democracy measured in who knows what, Americans are less sophisticated. They like to vote with their can of beer.
Voters, especially...
Keith Schiller, Trump’s Armed Bodyguard, Fires Comey
The media reported that
President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into...
Lufthansa – One Way Ticket to Heaven
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Psycho Killer Section correspondent was listening to David Byrne, when he read that Lufthansa Says Germanwings Pilot Reported Deep Depression.
The company said...
TheWeekholeViews on Trumplandia
Sometimes life is slow. TPV is pure life and the last few weeks have proven tedious.
Hard to keep up with Charlottesville, Harvey, and Trump.
Alas,...
Gitlin’s Bannon
First published - http://billmoyers.com/story/bannon-bounced/.
Bannon Bounced
Chaos is the new normal at the White House.
BY TODD GITLIN | APRIL 6, 2017
Bannon Bounced
Steve Bannon, chief strategist for President...
Trump’s Bowel Movement Is on Twitter
Donald's week has three days: Friday golf, Saturday golf, and Sunday golf. The other days are just a periodical bowel movement in the company...
Ronan, Who?
The biggest story in the news nowadays is not Trump's little fingers, made to fit the Twitter character-list.
The biggest story is how could Woody...
Gitlin on Who’s Faking, Trump or the News?
First published -- http://billmoyers.com/story/whos-faking-trump-or-the-news/.
Who’s Faking, Trump or the News?
How much of America is locked into a looking-glass world?
BY TODD GITLIN | MAY 1, 2017
Who’s Faking,...
As Long as He Delivers, Trump Will Build Hotels
If anybody needed more reason for why Trump has not been deposed yet, here comes another great piece of writing: Trump delivers.
Here is more...
