Some see Trump as a “stochastic terrorism,” inciting others to violence. Cormac McCarthy may understand as well as anyone what’s going on.
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America’s Political Violence Problem
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy, Donald Trump, Gunfighter Nation, January 6, Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, Regeneration through Violence, Richard Slotkin, stochastic terrorism, violence Comments closed
Why Belief in Phony Conspiracies?
Why do people believe in wild conspiracies. I look into some theories.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged climate change, conspiracy theories, Overstory, Richard Powers Comments closed
More Entries for the Cli-Fi List
Powers’s “Overstory” and Doerr’s “Cloud Cuckoo Land” can be added to the growing list of cli-fi.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Anthony Doerr, climate change, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Diogenese, Overstory, Richard Powers Comments closed
Final (?) Toby Literary Tweets
Comc literary tweets from Tobias Wilson-Bates
A GOP Version of Chekhov’s Gun
A pundit invokes Chekhov’s gun in covering the GOP impasse that may shut down the government.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Anton Chekhov, budget negotiations, Chekhov's gun, Government shutdown, House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, MAGA Republicans, Seagull Comments closed
Life Lessons from Russian Masters
Acc. to George Saunders, much of what we need to know about life can be learned from Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged George Saunders, Grapes of Wrath, Humanities, John Steinbeck, Russian writers Comments closed
Washington’s Last Gift to Us
Today is the anniversary of Washington’s momentous “Farewell Address.” To honor his decision to voluntarily relinquish power, here’s a Phillis Wheatley poem.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "His Excellency General Washington", American Revolution, Donald Trump, George Washington, January 6 insurrection, Phillis Wheatley, slavery Comments closed
