The historian #GarryWills, in an essay on Phillip Knightley’s 1975 book about wartime journalism, “The First Casualty,” wrote, “A #liberaldemocracy submits to #propaganda more readily than a #totalitarian state. #Self‐censorship is always more effective than #bureaucratic #censorship.”
“while the #President has little regard for the #freedomofthepress, he craves its ceaseless #attention. His need has the quality of #addiction.” (Very true, and it explains a lot) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The First Casualty of Trump’s War in Iran Was the Truth
The cruellest irony is that of a President who addresses the Iranian people in the language of liberation and then threatens freedom of the press back home.
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March 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The historian #GarryWills, in an essay on Phillip Knightley’s 1975 book about wartime journalism, “The First Casualty,” wrote, “A #liberaldemocracy submits to #propaganda more readily than a #totalitarian state. #Self‐censorship is always more effective than #bureaucratic #censorship.”
What happens when a classics scholar takes a look at leadership – and why you should care. We review #GarryWills terrific #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders
This is a book on leadership unlike any other you’ve read, and for that reason alone it is worth reading. For those unfamiliar with the author, Garry Wills, an emeritus professor at Northwestern Un…
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June 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What happens when a classics scholar takes a look at leadership – and why you should care. We review #GarryWills terrific #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
What does a #leader need more than determination, a goal, priorities and focus? A leader needs followers. #GarryWills tells you how they get them. We review #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders
This is a book on leadership unlike any other you’ve read, and for that reason alone it is worth reading. For those unfamiliar with the author, Garry Wills, an emeritus professor at Northwestern Un…
wp.me
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What does a #leader need more than determination, a goal, priorities and focus? A leader needs followers. #GarryWills tells you how they get them. We review #CertainTrumpets: wp.me/P23AlC-fX #leadership #business
DYK #PopePiusIX carried on so hysterically in 1869 for the cardinals to grant him infallibility that many walked out in disgust, leaving only conservatives to vote it in! #GarryWills described the event in “Papal Sin”. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DangerousChurchDoctrine
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
DYK #PopePiusIX carried on so hysterically in 1869 for the cardinals to grant him infallibility that many walked out in disgust, leaving only conservatives to vote it in! #GarryWills described the event in “Papal Sin”. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DangerousChurchDoctrine
