Tag: Adlai Stevenson

• This ‘Democracy Thing’ Is Waaaaaaay Harder Than It Looks

  We Americans have it in our heads that we are what “democracy” looks like. Democracy has news for us: no, we’re not. If the bottommost line there is in what sets democracies apart from other forms of government is voting — by the total number of citizens legally qualified to vote — then, historically, America…

  A L Katz

  October 4, 2021

  American News Media, Branding, Corruption, Culture, Election 2020, Republicanism, Treason, Trump

  Adlai Stevenson, Democracy, Election Integrity, Freedom isn't free, Gerrymandering, Great Depression, Racism, Voter Suppression, Voting

• Is It A “Stupid Question” To Ask “What’s Up With America’s Love Affair With Stupid”?

  Not A Revelation: Stupid plays very well in America. I don’t mean we like to laugh at stupid people (everyone loves laughing at stupid people except the stupid people themselves), I mean we we like it when stupid people laugh at us. We must like it; we keep setting ourselves up for it to happen…

  A L Katz

  June 9, 2019

  American News Media, Back It Up Or It’s Bullshit, Live Bullshit Free, Political Commentary, Republicanism, Trump

  Adlai Stevenson, Anti-vaxxers, Authoritarianism, Dixiecrats, Donald Trump, Dumb & Dumber, Dwight Eisenhower, Egghead, Elite, Elitism, Know Nothings, Nativist, Right To Life, Stupidity