The GOP may be preparing an impeachment trial that has a predetermined ending–just as the one that appears in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Monthly Archives: January 2020
When the Court Itself Is on Trial
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Hughes Taught King to Dream a World
Monday–Martin Luther King’s Birthday Of the many influences on Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, perhaps none looms so large as Langston Hughes’s “I Dream a World.” Check out the comparison: King: I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still […]
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The Herbert Poem that Converted Weil
George Herbert’s “Love (3)” prompted a religious breakthrough in French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.
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Jigsaw Order Out of Chaos
As one who specializes in 18th century British lit, I’m fascinated with how jigsaw puzzles represent order arising from chaos.
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To Fight Climate Change, Plant Gardens
Wendell Berry asserts that growing and maintaining gardens is an antidote to climate change.
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Knives Out and the American Dream
The movie “Knives Out” is satisfying but leaves unquestioned the American Dream.
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Dante on Income Inequality
Dante puts those who exacerbate income inequality in his fourth circle of hell.
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