If you ditch the TV and most radio and concentrate on the superb reporting in several of the still viable distinguished publications (The Atlantic, The Nation, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Reason, even Vanity Fair, etc.), you will find much of what you're wishing for - the back stories, the indepth research that requires weeks, months, …
If you ditch the TV and most radio and concentrate on the superb reporting in several of the still viable distinguished publications (The Atlantic, The Nation, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Reason, even Vanity Fair, etc.), you will find much of what you're wishing for - the back stories, the indepth research that requires weeks, months, even years to authenticate. Example: Sometime in the 80s, I read a magazine piece (can't now recall which mag) about Leonard Leo and the GOP plan to rig the court system; but his name appeared in popular media only within the last few years (after the substantial takeover). I doubt that one in ten adult Americans have any idea who Leo is. For the last few years, especially, Nation and Mother Jones have done superb reporting on the origins and likely consequences of the moment we're now in. Do these names ring a bell with you: Russell Kirk? Curtis Yarvin (January 2025 The Nation)? Dr. John Tanton? Chris Pavlovski? Charlie Kirk? Jeffrey Yass? Christopher Polhaus? Did you learn about them on MSNBC? How about Wolfgang Yourgrau? Get his story in the September issue of The Nation. No TV performance art required, and you get the whole story.
I have never owned a TV, but I know about all of these people and many more because I read. But: I am currently encouraged by a plethora of quality podcasts online. I am particularly encouraged by the number of young people podcasting. They are articulate, knowledgeable, and fiercely dedicated to the whole story and to rescue and preservation of our democratic system. They can also be listened to without being glued to a screen.
Uh-oh. I neglected to mention that most of the wrecking ball people take the climate issue quite seriously; it's part of the white supremacy movement. If the planet is going to become increasingly unliveable and will sustain fewer and fewer people, then "they" plan to be the survivors. Technology will bail them out. Dark skins will be sacrificed. The US must control territories for the resources that will be necessary to sustain the technologies and the livelihoods of the superior caste. It's all very simple; see?
If you ditch the TV and most radio and concentrate on the superb reporting in several of the still viable distinguished publications (The Atlantic, The Nation, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Reason, even Vanity Fair, etc.), you will find much of what you're wishing for - the back stories, the indepth research that requires weeks, months, even years to authenticate. Example: Sometime in the 80s, I read a magazine piece (can't now recall which mag) about Leonard Leo and the GOP plan to rig the court system; but his name appeared in popular media only within the last few years (after the substantial takeover). I doubt that one in ten adult Americans have any idea who Leo is. For the last few years, especially, Nation and Mother Jones have done superb reporting on the origins and likely consequences of the moment we're now in. Do these names ring a bell with you: Russell Kirk? Curtis Yarvin (January 2025 The Nation)? Dr. John Tanton? Chris Pavlovski? Charlie Kirk? Jeffrey Yass? Christopher Polhaus? Did you learn about them on MSNBC? How about Wolfgang Yourgrau? Get his story in the September issue of The Nation. No TV performance art required, and you get the whole story.
I have never owned a TV, but I know about all of these people and many more because I read. But: I am currently encouraged by a plethora of quality podcasts online. I am particularly encouraged by the number of young people podcasting. They are articulate, knowledgeable, and fiercely dedicated to the whole story and to rescue and preservation of our democratic system. They can also be listened to without being glued to a screen.
Uh-oh. I neglected to mention that most of the wrecking ball people take the climate issue quite seriously; it's part of the white supremacy movement. If the planet is going to become increasingly unliveable and will sustain fewer and fewer people, then "they" plan to be the survivors. Technology will bail them out. Dark skins will be sacrificed. The US must control territories for the resources that will be necessary to sustain the technologies and the livelihoods of the superior caste. It's all very simple; see?