America’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t a happy accident. Its replacement with engagement-chasing infotainment and propaganda isn’t an error. It’s a global assault on reason and informed consensus, and corporations and authoritarian bullies like Donald Trump are both architects and benefactors. For decades, academics warned anybody who’d listen
One of the first things Reagan did as President was to start getting rid of the Fairness Doctrine.
The movie ‘Network’ went from being a cutting edge satire to a quaint docu-drama in real time.