More American get their news from comedians than from mainstream news sources. And so, in their savvy, politicians have chosen to become comedians themselves. One of the popular themes this campaign season, is the comical proposal (a racially off-color one at that) to build a wall between the USA and Mexico. With respect, this opens the door for an epidemic of "political leadership populism".
This discussion attempts to encourage a re-look at the thinking behind this comical, politically expedient and ill-advised policy direction.
[See also the podcast "Borders" posted below on 17 January 2008]
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