“One of the great inventions of the twentieth century was the studied, methodical engineering of myth for political ends.” EndsPoliticalCenturyMythInventionEngineeringTwentieth CenturyMethodicalGreat Inventions Book:More joy than rage: crossing generations with the new feminism Source: More joy than rage: crossing generations with the new feminism
“Those who claim absolutism is merely a myth are right that it has been misused simply as a byword for political centralisation.” Has BeensPoliticalClaimsMythMisusedAbsolutism Book:Absolutism in Central Europe Source: Absolutism in Central Europe
“A brilliant analysis of leadership in democratic, authoritarian, and totalitarian states, Archie Brown's The Myth of the Strong Leader draws on a remarkably wide range of examples and is distinguished by the relevance of its insights and by the precision and clarity of their exposition. It is an absorbing read that deserves to become a modern classic of political thinking.” ThinkingStatesPoliticalStrongLeaderModernExampleDrawsDeserveDemocraticInsightWideMythBrilliantClarityRangeAnalysisClassicBrownDistinguishedRelevancePrecisionAbsorbingTotalitarian StateStrong LeadersPolitical Thinking Author:Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
“I've never heard of a situation where, because somebody had a particular political belief, they didn't get a part. I think it's a bit of a myth.” ThinkingPoliticalBeliefBitsSituationHeardParticularMythPolitical Beliefs Author:Kevin Spacey
“Accountants, machinists, medical technicians, even software writers that write the software for "machines" are being displaced without upscaled replacement jobs. Retrain, rehire into higher paying and value-added jobs? That may be the political myth of the modern era. There aren't enough of those jobs.” WritingMayEnoughJobsPoliticalValuesModernHigherMachinesMythMedicalErasSoftwareAccountantsReplacementsTechniciansModern Era Author:Bill Gross
“We often imagine that the court serves as a sort of neutral umpire controlling the warring political branches. But this is mostly myth. The justices of the Supreme Court are themselves actors in the struggle for power, and when they intervene, they think carefully about how their decisions will affect the courts own legitimacy and authority.” ThinkingPoliticalActorsJusticeDecisionStruggleImagineAuthorityCourtMythSupremeBranchesImagine ThatSupreme CourtUmpiresLegitimacy Author:Noah Feldman