Episode 780 • • 20:49 - 25:10
780: Dustbin of History
New York Times, Peter Spiro Propaganda Analysis
An op-ed by Peter Spiro in the New York Times titled "Trump's Anti-Muslim Plan is Awful and Constitutional" is deconstructed as a piece of propaganda. The analysis focuses on the use of the word "and" instead of "but" to linguistically link the Constitution with the word "awful." Spiro is identified as an internationalist whose framing suggests the Constitution itself is a problem.