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Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Right Wing’s War on Science
Tim O’Brien describes a character for whom facts are formed by sensation. Sounds like today’s right wing.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alexander Pope, Dunciad, GOP, political discourse, politics, Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien Comments closed
Swift’s Spectacular April Fool’s Joke
Jonathan Swift Bickerstaff papers are the ultimate satiric attack on astrology.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged April Fool's Day, astrology, Isaac Bickerstaff Papers, Jonathan Swift, practical jokes Comments closed