Tag Archives: Crucible

GOP Oath Breakers Inhabit Twilight World

By Robin Bates | Published: February 12, 2020

Only Romney honored his Senate oath in Trump’s trial, inviting comparisons with Thomas More & John Proctor. The other senator? Tolkien’s Dead Men of Dunharrow.

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Wild Accusations of Witch Hunts

By Robin Bates | Published: October 26, 2017

Wild accusations of witch hunts by Donald Trump and Woody Allen are not what Arthur Miller had in mind when he wrote “The Crucible.”

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WaPo’s Petri Plays Shakespearean Fool

By Robin Bates | Published: June 16, 2017

Washington Post humorist Alexandra Petri has been having a lot of fun with Trump supporters’ attack on “Julius Caesar.” Here are some of her funniest barbs.

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For Hillary, Witch Hunts Never End

By Robin Bates | Published: September 14, 2016

Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post alludes to Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” as she wonders whether Hillary Clinton should be subjected to witch trials to figure out what’s wrong with her.

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i sing of Kaepernick glad and big

By Robin Bates | Published: September 7, 2016

The case of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem brings to mind E. E. Cummings’s “i sing of Olaf,” where an American conscientious objector refuses to honor the flag and is tortured.

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Ted Cruz’s Starring Role in “The Crucible”

By Robin Bates | Published: March 30, 2015

Can you guess what role Ted Cruz played in “The Crucible” when in law school? And what does the play have to do with the color of the dress?

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