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Are Trump allies training MAGA 'shock troops' to take over the government if Trump gets elected? Fascism hits a bump in the road as another state Supreme Court issues another devastating rebuke of the U.S. Supreme Court. Also- the war between Jack Smith and Judge "Loose Cannon" continues to heat up.And, Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Congressman Matt Gates is hosting shows on Newsmax -is that ethical? Is media corruption part of the oligarchic tail that wags the tail of Democracy?Plus - Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Democracy is based on the will of the people - and that is a function of the information to which citizens have access. Can America rescue our nation's currently polluted streams of information and news?Plus Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani, and from "The Water Defender" by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Debie Thomas. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Is It Good for Us to Be Here?* for Sunday, 23 February 2020; book review by Dan Clendenin: *The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump* by Michiko Kakutani (2018); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Tricky Dick and the Man in Black* (2018); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *The Opening of Eyes* by David Whyte.
Today is the birthday of literary critic Michiko Kakutani (1955), who wrote her first book in 2018: “The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump.”
This month, Aubrey, Ange-Marie, Jeff, and David discuss the new book from renowned literary critic Michiko Kakutani, The Death of Truth : Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump. Or, perhaps ... death by a thousand "realities." Read along for next month : Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward Find what we're reading and more on the showpage. You can email us at bedrosian.center@usc.edu. This podcast was produced by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz. Sound production by the Brothers Hedden. Follow us on Twitter. Please like the Bedrosian Bookclub on Facebook.
The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh keep piling up, with the latest stomach-churning claim landing just as we sat down to record this week’s show. Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog talk about what’s sure to happen next (fantasy and reality edition). After that, The Great Ted Cruz Restaurant Chase and a book by Michiko Kakutani that just might help you navigate this insane moment. It’s called “The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump." Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo.
Mark Leonard examines the looming Syrian-Russian military action in Idlib in discussion with ECFR experts Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, and Almut Möller. What do Turks and Europeans make of the possible humanitarian and geopolitical consequences? Bookshelf - Judith Kerr: The tiger who came to tea https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Who-Came-Tea/dp/0007215991 - David D. Kirkpatrick: Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East https://www.amazon.com/Into-Hands-Soldiers-Freedom-Middle/dp/073522062X - Louis Menand: Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History https://www.amazon.com/Into-Hands-Soldiers-Freedom-Middle/dp/073522062X - Michiko Kakutani: The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump https://www.amazon.com/Death-Truth-Notes-Falsehood-Trump/dp/0525574824 The podcast was recorded on 12 September. Picture credit: Qasioun News Agency via Wikicommons (cropped)CC BY 3.0