Koestler’s novel “Darkness at Noon” applies only too well to rightwing “intellectual” and fascist advocate Curtis Yarvin.
Monthly Archives: June 2025
Darkness at Noon in Trump’s America
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Arthur Koestler, Atlas Shrugged, authoritarianism, Ayn Rand, Curtis Yarvin, Darkness at Noon, Fascism, John Rogers, Joyce Carol Oates Comments closed
Trump=Gingham Dog, Musk=Calico Cat
Think of the Trump-Musk spat as the gingham dog vs. the calico cat from the Eugene Field poem.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat", Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Eugene Field Comments closed
Trump, Musk, and Little Black Sambo
Trump and Musk coming to verbal altercations is like the tigers in “Little Black Sambo” devouring each other.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Helen Bannerman, Little Black Sambo Comments closed
Budget Cutters vs. Art
Two Joseph Fasano poems call out those budget cutters who are targeting the arts.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "For Those Who Defund the Arts as a Political Weapon", "For Those Who Try to Cut Funding for the Arts", Joseph Fasano Comments closed
Byatt and Childhood Memories
A.S. Byatt’s Children’s Book has me revisiting my Edwardian upbringing and the books from that period that my father read to me.
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Trumpists Edge Closer to 1984
The Education secretary telling universities they should be in sync with the administration’s goals is further proof that it is following Big Brother’s playbook: Ignorance is strength.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 1984, George Orwell, Linda McMahon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Comments closed
