Tag Archives: Media

Brecht, Hitler’s Coup Attempt, and Jan. 6

By Robin Bates | Published: November 8, 2023

Reacting to Hitler, Brecht expressed frustration as the ineffectiveness of crying out. Today, the 100th anniversary of Hitler’s coup attempts, resembles January 6, 2021.

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Tucker Carlson as Sammy Glick

By Robin Bates | Published: April 26, 2023

Think of Tucker Carlson, recently fired by Fox, as a rightwing Sammy Glick (from “What Makes Sammy Run?”).

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“Enemy of the People,” Badge of Honor

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2017

Donald Trump has been attack the media as “the enemy of the people,” bringing to mind Heinrik Ibsen’s 1882 play. The play is about a truth-telling scientist but the parallels are still very apt: stand up for truth, regardless of the consequences.

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Conrad: Terrorism Not as Clear as It Looks

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2015

We all think we know what went on with the killings in Charleston, Colorado Springs, and San Bernardino because they fit easy narratives. Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent” should make us wary about jumping to conclusions.

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Media Is Like White Queen: Scream First

By Robin Bates | Published: January 29, 2015

Lewis Carroll’s White Queen, whose hysteria precedes rather than follows traumatic events, anticipates our modern media.

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The Triumph of Hollywood’s Liberalism

By Robin Bates | Published: August 24, 2012

Liberals appear to have won the media wars–or have they?

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Citizen Murdoch Anti-Elitist? Think Again

By Robin Bates | Published: July 22, 2011

Since the Rupert Murdoch scandal broke, a number of commentators have compared the media magnate to Charles Foster Kane of Orson Welles’s 1941 classic. The parallel casts light on one of Murdoch’s most galling claims: that he is anti-elitist.

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