The Curse of Moral Purity, by Chris Hedges
Collective self-delusions, have now been mainstreamed. They are trumpeted by media platforms across the political spectrum and by the political establishment.
Bill Moyers: Andrew Bacevich on Washington’s Tacit Consensus
What words best describe present-day Washington politics? The commonplace answer, endlessly repeated by politicians themselves and media observers alike, is this: dysfunction, gridlock, partisanship and incivility. Yet here’s a far more accurate term: tacit consensus. Bill Moyers  Moyers & Company  February 21, 2014 Where Republicans and Democrats disagree, however loudly, matters less than where their More