Tom Clancy helped create the narrative by which the Tea Party functions. Arthur Koestler may describe John Boehner’s inner state.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Shutdown, Clancy & Darkness at Noon
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Love Nature, Love Humans
Biologist-poet David Haskell taught my students to see the world with playful eyes.
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Needed in Congress: A Deus Ex Machina
If Boehner channeled the spirit of Athena in “The Odyssey,” he could reopen the government tomorrow.
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The Wood Tick’s Holy Grail Quest
Only an imaginative biologist like David Haskell would compare wood ticks with Camelot knights..
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