by John P. Reisman | Oct 19, 2013 | Political Economics, Political Sophistry, Politics
One might think that children should not play with fire, but they do. Sometimes they burn their finger, and once in a while they burn down a house. But normally they learn not to get too close to the flame, and fire can be dangerous. But the Republicans didn’t...
by John P. Reisman | Sep 12, 2013 | Political Sophistry, Politics
Word banning. Let’s hope it does not become a trend. Banning words to control the message steps beyond the protections from ‘hate speech’, threats, and ad hominem attacks (to the person). It lies in a category that is obtuse enough that those...
by John P. Reisman | Nov 4, 2011 | Political Sophistry, Politics
Note: Anarchy has NEVER worked to organize a State System of Governance. Andrew Napolitano’s new book ‘It Is Dangerous To Be Right When the Government Is Wrong: The Case For Personal Freedom’ explains the Libertarian perspective on how ‘big...
by John P. Reisman | Jan 9, 2008 | Political Sophistry, Politics
Politics & Treason When American patriots are attacked by our own government, by an administration led by a president that promised to take “appropriate action” and stand by his pledge to “fire” with anyone affiliated with the outing of a CIA...
by John P. Reisman | Feb 11, 2007 | Election, Political Sophistry, Politics
Awareness is the best defense. In public relations, spin is a usually derogative term that represents a sometimes strongly biased portrayal in one’s own perspective of an event or situation. While traditional public relations may rely on creatively presenting...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 12, 2006 | Election, Political Sophistry, Politics
“Terrorism” Image + “Spin is Bad” Image = “Terrorists Use Spin” Image. Combine that with … is how spin works, in a relational manner. … battle plans of the left and the right political parties entrenched in their...
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