When the journalists engage in bothsiderism in the 2024 election, they resemble the dwarfs in Lewis’s “Last Battle.”
Author Archives: Robin Bates
Bothsiderism in Lewis’ Last Battle
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged bothsiderism, C.S. Lewis, Donald Trump, Journalism, Last Battle, mainstream medium, press freedom Comments closed
Literature on Why Taxes Are Good
Edgar A. Guest has a fun poem in favor of taxes. And Dickens unloads on those with money who avoid paying them.
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Wyatt Prunty on Faith and Imagination
In a talk on “Faith and the Imagination,” poet Wyatt Prunty talked about the faith required in the creative process–which is also like faith in one’s children growing up.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Learning the Bicycle", "On the Death of My Son", "Writer", Ben Jonson, creative process, Richard Wilbur, Wyatt Prunty Comments closed
How Quixote Hones Problem-Solving Skills
Works that employ meta-fiction to break down the boundaries between the real and the fantastical teach us how to think outside the box.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Angus Fletcher, Aristophanes, breaking the fourth wall, counterfactual thinkiing, Don Quixote, Lysistrata, Miguel de Cervantes, Plautus, Pseudolus, Wonderworks Comments closed
Blake on Racism and Child Abuse
Blake’s “Little Black Boy,” quoted by Lamott in her latest book, is a complex exploration of racism.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Holy Thursday", "Little Black Boy", Anne Lamott, child poverty, Children, GOP, racism, Somehow, William Blake Comments closed
Democracy under Assault? Stand Firm
How to withstand Trump’s incessant assaults on democracy? Be like Lizzie in “Goblin Market.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Christina Rossetti, cults, Donald Trump, Fascism, Goblin Market, Herman Melville, Moby Dick Comments closed
Two Poems on the Magic of Eclipses
Two poems, by Wilcox and Trestman, capture the magic of eclipses.
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