I kept seeing these ads for the Epoch Times, starring an obnoxious geek claiming to be the sole source of … More
Tag: propaganda
96% Chance You Are a Decent Person
Most of us are pretty good folks; we just want to live decent lives in peace. Furthermore, we have an … More
Fox News Sucks and How to Fix That
How to stop the stressful, stupid-inducing effects of 24 hour fear-mongering in one simple step.
Anything you think can and will be used against you
How are you? Good, I hope. I am trying a new thing and if you have any suggestions on how … More
Rootin’ for Putin-The Silly Memes
Greetings fellow travelers, I hope your week is going well. 🙂 Big doings are afoot in the world and I … More
The Designated Devil Du Jour
Mao, bin Laden, Saddam, Putin, Ayatollah Anybody… The unifying power of a common enemy is well-known and often exploited. As … More
Real History versus the Mainstream Morality Play
Real history is always more complicated and interesting than faked history, but faked history is mostly what we are offered. … More
Why we hate lies (and why we should keep on hating lies)
We really hate it when people lie to us. Alarms about the latest lies coming out of Washington, D.C. take … More
Meet Edward Bernays-Papa of U.S. Propaganda
Why is bacon and eggs the all-American breakfast? Because Beechnut hired Edward Bernays (1891-1995) the father of public relations, to … More
Rethinking Putin
My only thoughts on Putin until about a year ago were that he was involved in some kind of unfair … More