Guardians of the Truth? Notes on MSM
Stan Persky checks out the “guardians of the truth,” and puts in a good word for mainstream media (MSM). It’s “breaking news.”
This Year’s Question
Can Democracy Work? asks James Miller. It’s not only this year’s question, it’s a question for the ages, from ancient Athens to the Trumpian present.
Good Country for Old Men
Two senior Vancouver poets, George Bowering and George Stanley, do a book together. John Harris reads and reviews.
In the Land of Oz
Amos Oz, 1939-2018. Reading “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”
Taking the Piss out of Donald Trump
David Shields thinks Trump is missing an “inner life.” Brian Fawcett checks.
Trump Prose Poem, a.k.a. Potus Takes a Snooze
POTUS takes a snooze.
Alexander Meiklejohn: Free Speech Theorist, Teacher, and Activist
Bob Rowan tells a free speech story about a too-little-known American philosopher, Alexander Meiklejohn.
Old People’s Socialist League
Old Socialists, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your walkers.
MeMeMe! … and It
Stan Persky tries to get through the day… a day all about, well, Stan Persky.
McCain’s Meme
The message from John McCain’s funeral.