Tuesday While the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s January 6 coup attempt has focused its sights on the ex-president, its report has also looked at minor actors, both those who stuck with the president and those who have peeled off. One of my favorite posts over the past two years has been one applying A.E. […]
Tag Archives: A.E. Housman
Fine Distinctions in Trumpian Grift
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Sometimes Mercenaries Surprise Us
We now know the extent of the pressure Mike Pence faced on January 6. Housman’s poem about mercenaries comes to mind.
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2 Battles: Thermopylae and Mariupol
The Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol resemble the Greeks fighting at Thermopylae, bringing to mind an A.E. Housman poem.
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Mike Pence Kept the Sky Suspended
A.E. Housman has the proper poem for Mike Pence not giving way to Trump’s pressure on January 6.
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Mike Pence’s One Heroic Moment
I compare Mike Pence with Housman’s mercenaries, who performed their duties more nobly than anticipated.
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An Endless Game, an Endless War
The Afghan War has been like the endless baseball game in Kinsella’s “Iowa Baseball Confederation.”
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