In tonight’s debate, Trump will not have the adulatory audience to which he has become accustomed. Somewhat like Milton’s Satan when he returns to Hell.
Author Archives: Robin Bates
The Debate: How Will Trump Fare?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, Donald Trump, John Milton, Paradise Lost Comments closed
The Meaning of Trump’s Shark Fears
Trump’s anxiety about sharks can be understood through an examination of “Jaws.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Carl Jung, Donald Trump, Jaws, Jungian psychology, Peter Benchley, sharks, Sigmund Freud Comments closed
Trump’s VP? Lady Bracknell Knows
How will Trump pick his V-P? As Lady Bracknell picks suitors for her daughter in “Importance of Being Earnest.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 2025 Plan, America's oligarchs, Donald Trump, Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde, vice-president selection Comments closed
D.H. Lawrence’s Egotistical Jesus
In which I explore Lawrence’s ideas about focusing on self, not others.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bertolt Brecht, D.H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals, Man Who Died, Three Penny Opera Comments closed
Which Is Scarier? The Storm or Jesus?
A Mary Oliver poem about Jesus calming the storm asks which is more frightening, the storm or Jesus?
Mackie, Trump, and Sadistic Thrills
Trump supporters may get a Mack the Knife thrill from watching their criminal leader perform.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bertolt Brecht, Donald Trump, Gunfighter Nation, Kurt Weil, Regeneration through Violence, Richard Gallagher, Richard Slotkin, Three Penny Opera Comments closed
Two Poems to Welcome in Summer
To celebrate the first day of summer, here are two lovely summer poems, one by Emily Bronte, one by Mary Oliver.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Moonlight Summer Moonlight", Emily Bronte, Mary Oliver, seasonal poetry, summer, Summer Morning Comments closed
An MLK Poem for Juneteenth
For Juneteenth, here’s a Margaret Walker poem honoring MLK’s Dream speech.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Amos 1963", "Martin Luther King Jr.", Amos, Civil Rights Movement, Edmund Kirby-Smith, I Have a Dream speech, Margaret Walker Comments closed
The Right’s Love Affair with Assault Rifles
This Scott Bates poem exposes the toxic masculinity behind America’s gun worship.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Ballad of the National Rifle Association", bump-stocks, gun legislation, Scott Bates, SCOTUS rulings Comments closed
