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Episode 104: The Pete Peterson Austerity Empire and the "How Will You Pay For It?" Lie
"According to the Bipartisan Policy Center," "a recent study by the Concord Coalition disagrees," "One review of your budget by the Committee for a R…
6 years ago
Episode 103: The Glib Left-Punching of "Purity Politics" Discourse
"Obama Warns Against 'Purity Tests' In Democratic Primary," Spectrum News reports. "Spare Me the Purity Racket," Maureen Dowd opines in The New York…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 102: The Conservative Sanctimony of Journalistic Impartiality
One of the most prized professional norms for journalists, particularly the United States, is the preservation of neutrality in reporting. While the…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 101: The False Universality of "Common Sense"
"145 CEOs Call On Senate To Pass 'Common-sense, Bipartisan' Gun Laws," NPR states. "Local Democrat pushes back on NY bail reform law: It's about 'co…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 100: Willie Hortonism 2020 - Media Attacks on Prison Reform
Since the rise of Black Lives Matter and a broader cultural awakening in the United States of just how wildly out of whack, cruel and hyper-punitive …
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 99: The Cruel, Voyeuristic Quackery of Rehab TV Shows
Over the last 20 years, the topics of substance use and treatment have become the stuff of televised entertainment: heart-wrenching stories of despe…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 98: The Refined Sociopathy of The Economist
From its inception as agriculture trade paper in 1843 to the present day, The Economist has provided a gateway into the mind of the banking class. So…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 97: Porch Pirate Panic and the Paranoid Racism of Snitch Apps
Everywhere we turn, local media — TV, digital, radio — is constantly telling us about the scourge of crime lurking around every corner. This, of cour…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 96: The Christian Cinema-GOP Persecution Complex
The last two decades have seen the release of a number of explicitly Christian movies which tell stories of believers navigating the trials and tribu…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 95: The Hollow Vanity of Libertarian "Choice" Rhetoric
"'Right-to-work' means freedom and choice," a Boston Globe op-ed explains. "As housing costs rise, some people are choosing to live on the road inste…
6 years, 4 months ago