Essay & Op-Ed Archive: Propaganda
Mail bombs: Hate speech can have consequences
Anyone who wonders about the link between hateful threats and actual violence was given something serious and grave to think about this week. Authorities found several pipe bombs delivered to …
How to push back against Trump’s propaganda machine
Earlier this week, President Trump gave an interview to two correspondents at the Hill. The interviewers served him softball questions and plenty of adulation. His claim that his attacks on the FBI could one …
Trump’s ‘trial balloons’ test our commitment to freedom
How does a democratic political culture turn into something more authoritarian? How do leaders persuade people to accept their repressive agendas, scapegoat targeted groups and disrespect democratic norms? In the …
How Trump made hatred profitable for Milo Yiannopoulos
“America’s favorite mischievous gay conservative,” is how publisher Simon & Schuster bills its newest high-profile author, Milo Yiannopoulos. The news that the Breitbart senior editor had received a reported $250,000 …
How to deal with Trump’s tweets
It sounds like something out of a political thriller. A union leader calls out a politician for lying about the number of jobs he is saving with a deal. The …
Donald Trump’s rigged election is GOP’s latest headache
It might seem as though Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is moving further away from the party that nominated him. Since he declared himself “unshackled” he’s escalated his maverick rhetoric, …
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