The Playful Anarchist is a now shuttered experiment in cultural criticism centered on the idea of politics as theatre, and political discussion as manufactured and essentially meaningless cultural dadaism. Rather than pour his contempt for the political stage into rants, Asher decided to poke fun. Currently, though, Asher pursues art as what he considers the ultimate rejection of ideology. He could play with political pseudo-events again if enough disdain overtakes him in the future. You never know, with Asher. Asher credits Daniel Boorstin for the concept of pseudo-events and inspiration to Noam Chomsky for Manufacturing Consent. The Playful Anarchist: – playfully observing fraud, scandal, corruption, misrepresentation, and other forms of conspiracy, in corporations, government, political entities, the military, and the public.
The most recent revelation about the now notorious Petraeus affair is a series of e-mails that have been declared, in a word, “flirtatious”. In a joint statement, conservative members of congress have stated that, “The idea of a high ranking US official actually thinking about sex, let alone engaging in it, is offensive to our …
Fed up with what he calls the “namby pambyness” of other Republican contenders, Mitt Romney today decried as “weak and unambitious” Rick Perry’s recent statement that he would “re-invade Iraq” and Newt Gingrich’s allusions to invading Germany (the candidate had said if Americans had the same resolve they did in that action, the price of …
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As we gear up for the 2012 campaign, supporters and critics alike are calling the President’s recent public appearances, “The Obama Reality Tour”. At his speech yesterday at Ft. Bragg on the occasion of the Iraq pullout, President Obama offered a litany concerning the Iraq experience that made even experienced killers blush. “Everything that American …
The primary topic of the Republican presidential debates was who each candidate would bomb, if he or she were elected. Newt Gingrich wants to bomb Iran, starting with their oil supply, but said he’d bomb anyone if it would reduce the price of oil. Rick Perry said he’d bomb Syria, after implementing a no-fly zone. …
NASA, the US space agency, completed a study in July, and is now seriously considering fuel depots in orbit around the earth, so astronauts can get their fuel en route instead of lift it with them from the ground. An agency report indicates Loves and several other possible fuel station retailers are interested in the …
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