The Propaganda Report, Episode 4: Strategy of Tension

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz_oGSbpWk0

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Show Notes with references and links from this week’s episode….

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The Art of Ambiguity (new glossary entry)

I recently coined the phrase “the Art of Ambiguity” to describe everything from Obama’s nebulous “Hope & Change” slogan to Trump’s “and some, I assume, are good people.” In the former case, no information is given, so you can project what you want. In the latter case, all options are thrown out there so you … Read more

Propaganda Report Episode 3: American Right ==> Alt Right ==> European Right (Podcast and Video!)

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I tried to show this during the video but it got cut off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwwt01UGxUc

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Two corrections: (at marker 26:55) Stalin & Hitler didn’t like each other in the end (they liked each in the beginning); (at marker 29:47) Irving Kristol partnered up with Norman Podhoretz, not his son John.

Show notes….

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GMOs To Go?

I recently wrote an article, GMO Labeling: The Obvious Libertarian Solution. The gist of my article was that using voluntary GMO labeling as a marketing tool to give people what they want is a great libertarian solution that neither forces nor prevents private industry from communicating with its customers. I also noted that I have … Read more