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Bannon: Deconstructionist or Con Man?

By Robin Bates | Published: February 26, 2017

When Steve Bannon said that he plans to “deconstruct” the administrative state, it sounds vaguely impressive but maybe just be a pretentious way of saying that he’s planning on gumming up the works. A discussion of deconstruction is in order.

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How Trumpism Gives a Dark Permission

By Robin Bates | Published: October 9, 2016

In a reprinted post, I describe how Trumpism gives permission to Americans to exhibit their dark side and compare it to how Sin and Death in “Paradise Lost” are energized after Adam and Eve bite into the apple.

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Ted Cruz as Lucifer, “Squat Like a Toad”

By Robin Bates | Published: May 1, 2016

After John Boehner compared Sen. Ted Cruz to Lucifer, I went looking through “Paradise Lost” to find passages that would apply. I found a particularly good one but, if you ask me, Cruz more resembles Blifil, Tom Jones’s nemesis.

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Frodo’s Battle with Sin

By Robin Bates | Published: May 18, 2014

Students discover that “Lord of the Rings” is a story about their Christian journeys.

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