Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 25: Moving DayThis Week in the Narrative has moved!May 1, 2017May 1, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 24: The Impregnability of DisasterWatch out for Trump, much of the mainstream media was harping six months ago today, when I started This Week in the Narrative (cue…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 23: The Mother Of All BombsThis week, the United States military went deep into their bag of tricks and dropped The Mother Of All Bombs (MOAB).Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 22: It’s War … againThere is an old Joe Rogan stand-up comedy routine in which he proposes that ‘the elite’ intentionally put forward an unintelligent man —…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 21: Pro-Wrestling for Progressives — Wrestlemania EditionI have often in this space said that politics is a lot like professional wrestling, only more fake. Occasionally, however, the script is…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 20: Trumpcare and the Corporate ConstituencyOccasionally, I find it enjoyable to imagine myself attempting to obtain information on a subject using only mainstream media sources…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 19: Handshakes for the Fake “Left”Earlier this week, Donald Trump met German Chancellor Angela Merkel face to face for the first time. It was a meeting between not only two…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative — 18: War is PeacePerhaps the most interesting, and certainly the most grotesquely entertaining aspect of popular narrative creation in the United States is…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative: Wiretaps and Smoke SignalsThere is something perversely amusing about the idea of having a President who tweets shots at other world figures while sitting on the can…Mar 6, 2017Mar 6, 2017
Nigel ClarkeThis Week in the Narrative: The Sociopathic PartyI suppose we should not be surprised, but this weekend the Democratic Party used the selection of the DNC Chair to once again antagonize…Feb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017