In which I compare Trump’s State of the Union speech to Paradise Lost—well, a little bit—and also to Candide.
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Tag Archives: Bill Kristol
Milton, Voltaire, and Trump’s Address
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Sane-Washing Vance and Mac the Knife
As I watched Vance sane-wash both Trump and himself in the debate, I thought of the sane-washing that occurs in Gay’s “Beggar’s Opera.”
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