Oh Yes, He’s The Great Pretender

America has a President of the United States and a Pretender in the United States. When it comes to Trump, playing pretend is no game and this time,...

Frame Warfare: The Battle Over Your Brain

The propagandists' battle to control how we think about things, events, people, and political controversies is called framing. Right-wing...

Ideas Are Weapons: the Overton Window And Fascism

Propagandists use “conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses.” Why? Because it works.

The Truth About Conspiracy Theory

We're wired to find conspiracies appealing, but they are a trap door into a maze. But unlike a maze, the conspiracy makes our brain less capable...

Why Some Will Forever Buy The Big Lie

Some will never quit believing Trump's big lie and he has proven that he'll never stop telling it. Jen Mercieca explains why this...

How To Save Democracy: Weirdify Fascism

Fascists want to control what we talk about and how we think about it. To save democracy, we have to weirdify what fascists desperately want to make...

Biden Weirdifies Putin’s War Propaganda

At every turn leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin and his mouthpieces lied about their intentions and Biden and his team...

Distinction without a Difference: Weirdifying Anti-Trans Discourse

Conservatives like Michael Knowles have made it clear that their goal is to erase trans people from existence - with GOP laws already attempting to...

Trump Might Still Be Awaiting Indictment, But Stormy Daniels Has Already Won.

With Trump's indictment looming, the culmination of a 17-year battle is upon us. But Jen Mercieca writes that we don't need to wait to see...

Treason To The Democratic Way Of Life

Fascists and authoritarians are working to end American democracy. If we don’t “do democracy,” Dr. Jennifer Mercieca warns, they might succeed.