Trump and King Lear, two wind-obsessed narcissists. But only one connects with his soul.
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Two Wind-Obsessed Narcissists
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A.I. and the Tech Bro Accelerationists
AI is the darling of Silicon Valley accelerationists, who sound like the old Italian Futurists and who appear never to have read Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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George Eliot Applied to Climate Change
A Wall Street Journal letter uses “Silas Marner” to blame the California wildfires on state agencies–thereby missing a chance to use it against the real culprit.
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On Odysseus & Trump’s Desecration
Odysseus lambasts the suitors for desecrating all that is holy. One can imagine him doing the same to Trump.
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Red Wind in California
60 mph wind bursts are fueling the fires burning L.A., bringing to mind Chandler’s noir novella “Red Wind.” For him, the wind is the dark wildness at the core of society.
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Not Rage Or Tears but Radical Hope
With her story “Things,” Le Guin gives us a way of understanding MAGA nihilists–and of seeing alternatives.
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Advice for Climate Prophets
Wilbur’s poem “Advice for Prophets,” addressed to scientists warning about nuclear war, applies also to climate change. Hurricane Helene is the latest red flag.
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Trump, Quixote, and Windmills
Both Trump and Don Quixote have an animus against windmills. The resemblances end there, however.
