Taking Tucker Carlson Seriously, Part Two: Exit the Empire, Enter the Death Star
(This article is the second installment of the series "Taking Tucker Carlson Seriously." Part One can be read here.)
"We're doing what we've always...
Remembering Lance deHaven-Smith (1951-2022)
Lance deHaven-Smith (nee Smith) was born in Atlanta Georgia on April 11, 1951. He graduated with honors from high school, earning a letter as...
Taking Tucker Carlson Seriously, Part One: The Production of Conspiracy Discourse in Modern Propaganda...
“ensorship now defines America's public conversation. We spent an awful lot of time complaining about that on the show. We probably don't spend enough...
The Conspiracy Label as a Tool of Propaganda, Part II: The Multi-institutional Politics of...
(A follow-up to Part I: The Conspiracy Label as a Tool of Propaganda, Part I: Origins and Organizations Behind the Conspiracy Label)When my stepdaughter...
The Conspiracy Label as a Tool of Propaganda, Part I: Origins and Organizations Behind...
Introduction
On the afternoon of March 9th, 2022, the current White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, used the United States government official Twitter account, @PressSec,...
Questioning The Official Story About Official Stories: A Role for Citizen Investigations
(Also published at timhayward.wordpress)
Official stories, according to the official story about them, are (nearly) always true. The ‘nearly’ gets mentioned just because, on rare...
Propaganda for Beginners Part 1: The Primacy-Effect
Introduction
Propaganda is a well-known and effective tool for manipulating public opinion. We are familiar with the term, but many associate it — especially in...