Senior White House aide tried Wednesday to separate the Statue of Liberty from Emma Lazarus’s poem. He wasn’t entirely wrong but he was more wrong than right.
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The Synergy between Statue and Poem
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "New Colossus", anti-immigration policy, Donald Trump, Emma Lazarus, immigration policy, Statue of Liberty, Stephen Miller Comments closed
A Literary History of the Insult “Cuck”
“Cuck” has become a favorite insult amongst alt-right types. In today’s post I trace literary references to cuckolds going back to Chaucer.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged As You Like It, Canterbury Tales, Christopher Marlowe, Country Wife, cuckold jokes, cuckolds, cuckservatives, Doctor Faustus, Donald Trump, Geoffrey Chaucer, Miller's Tale, Othello, William Shakespeare, William Wycherley Comments closed
Why the Alt-Right Austen Takeover Will Fail
The alt-right has tried to appropriate Jane Austen. Their readings are alternately hilarious and horrifying.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Fascism, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, NEH, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, William Bennet Comments closed
