Category Archives: Sixties Counterculture

The Post: Nixon-Trump, Bullshit, and the Forgotten Woman

Posted on 19/02/2019 by fesmontemaggi

The flawed comparison of Nixon with Trump is pursued through a trite investigative structure, which leaves a much more interesting story unexplored: the story of a woman who takes ownership of her own self. There are times when the story-teller … Continue reading →

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Vice. Trumpesque Hollywood for a Disenchanted Era

Posted on 23/01/2019 by fesmontemaggi

Vice is a missed opportunity. A more coherent, subtle, and ironical effort could have presented Dick Cheney as a key actor in ushering in the descent into the current paranoia, conspiracy theories, and anti-establishment populism. Dick Cheney was Secretary of … Continue reading →

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