Landry's Pundits

Michelle Goldberg “1, 2, 3, 4, Trump Can’t Rule Us Anymore” With impeachment looming, it’s time to take to the streets again. The New York Times October 21, 2019 Michelle Goldberg’s most recent article, “1, 2, 3, 4, Trump Can’t Rule Us Anymore,” investigates the history of mass protest and answers the question as to why Americans seem to have fallen dormant to protesting Trump. To begin the article, Goldberg discusses current major demonstrations in other countries such as Hong Kong, Lebanon, and Chile. She then poses the question that even though the rate of mass protests has increased, why isn’t the same change occurring in America against President Trump? She answers this question by making two arguments. The first being that Americans are tired of protesting and seeing no results. She explains that Americans are used to Trump’s immoral acts and unlawful decisions, and believe their protests will not make a change. In contrast, her second argument is that people are fo...

Michelle Goldberg “How did Gordon Sondland Think This Was Going To End?” He paid $1 million for an ambassadorship and bought himself disgrace. The New York Times October 18, 2019 In Michelle Goldberg’s latest article titled, “How did Gordon Sondland Think This Was Going To End?”, she analyzes Gordon Sondland’s recent controversy and the complexity of his political views. She begins the article by almost immediately degrading Trump. This is a perfect example of her prominent left-wing view as she describes Trump as a “malignant narcissist.” This is hugely different from my last pundit, Joanna Weiss. Even though Joanna is a democrat, she does not write with the shocking tone that Goldberg does. This exemplifies Goldberg’s bias, which has a severe effect on the reliability of her piece and the scope of her audience. I assume her audience is democratic with a hatred for Trump, considering Goldberg makes strongly pessimistic claims towards Trump. Goldberg introduces Gordon Sond...

Link to my Prezi: https://prezi.com/o13dwhbk6bnq/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy September Pundits: Week One: https://landryspundits.blogspot.com/2019/09/week-one.html Week Two: https://landryspundits.blogspot.com/2019/09/week-two.html Week Three: https://landryspundits.blogspot.com/2019/09/week-3.html Week Four: https://landryspundits.blogspot.com/2019/09/week-four.html