I propose a new award: The Joseph Goebbels Award for Best Propaganda to be awarded to the journalist, editorialist, talk show host or other propagandist who has done the best job of helping the American people to persuade themselves to go along with the ruling regime. Here are my nominees, please send me yours with links where possible. Charles Krauthammer for his article rationalizing torture. (The Truth About Torture in The Weekly Standard). Judith Miller for her numerous New York Times articles on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. A sobering thought from Jacques Ellul about propaganda: But in order … Continue reading The Joseph Goebbels Award for Best Propaganda