what-im-watching

Irony, snarky comedy and satire still remain our best weapons against political folly and media spectacle.  Read the full piece [here](Irony, snarky comedy and satire still remain our best weapons against political folly and media spectacle ).

47 percent of Fox viewers get all their news there. They are horribly misinformed. And we wonder why Trump leads?

47 percent of Fox viewers get all their news there. They are horribly misinformed. And we wonder why Trump leads?

Trump is polarizing, yes, but the real problem is that he’s making us all obnoxious. Don’t let the terrorist win. Read the rest here.

Trump is polarizing, yes, but the real problem is that he’s making us all obnoxious. Don’t let the terrorist win. Read the rest here.

Stephen Colbert defined “truthiness” for lies of the Bush era. They’ve gone to a whole new level in 2016 race.  Read the full piece at Salon here.

Stephen Colbert defined “truthiness” for lies of the Bush era. They’ve gone to a whole new level in 2016 race.  Read the full piece at Salon here.

Building on anti-millennial rhetoric, student protesters have been described as overreacting, hysterical, entitled and coddled.

But the critiques and characterizations of the student protesters actually aren’t grounded in any sort of reality. Instead, public response to student protests has been largely based on anecdote, intolerance and a failure to recognize the very real challenges students face today.