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Triumph of the Will and the Cinematic Language of Propaganda (Folding Ideas)

Triumph of the Will and the Cinematic Language of Propaganda (Folding Ideas)

Brandon McKoy
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This video essay looks at the incredibly successful ways in which the Nazi Party engaged in propaganda; so successful that our modern perception of the Nazi Party is exactly how they wanted the world to think of and remember them. It makes incisive use of several examples across mainstream literature, television and movies to draw a parallel between Nazi propaganda during World War II and modern political and governmental propaganda.

I Drunkenly Paid For 17 Federal Programs (The Nerdwriter)

I Drunkenly Paid For 17 Federal Programs (The Nerdwriter)

Brandon McKoy
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The Trump administration has floated the idea of either privatizing or cutting cultural programs like PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts from the budget, proposing that they cost too much and are an opportunity to realize significant savings. That argument couldn't be further from the truth and this excellent video shows why.