With Republicans attempting to blame Democrats for the Trump shooting, let’s look at what Borges says about conspiracy theories.
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Borges on Conspiracy Theories
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Nothing Hidden about Trump’s Crimes
Trump has been caught red-handed wielding government power to attack an opponent. Borges helps us understand why the outcry isn’t louder.
Borges and the Impeachment Labyrinth
Tuesday Last week I cited a passage from Jorge Luis Borges’s “Death and the Compass” when pondering whether we are overanalyzing Donald Trump. I turn to the same story today to address whether the Democrats are overcomplicating their response to the president’s behavior. While many commentators believe launching an impeachment inquiry is a no-brainer given […]
Are We Overanalyzing Trump?
Monday My son gave me a tough-love talk about my writing at a wedding reception this past Saturday afternoon. We were in Iowa together for my wife’s nephew and Darien took a few moments to express doubts about book he is helping me self-publish. While he is a big supporter of the blog, he worries […]
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Trump Crimes in Plain Sight (Poe, Borges)
To understand how Trump can commit crimes in plain sight, read Poe and Borges.
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Coach James Caldwell, English Major
Colts Coach James Caldwell It appears that football will continue to occupy this website until the actual playing of the Super Bowl ends our annual week of collective hysteria and allows us to move on to other subjects. (Of course, as a Colts fan I am more hysterical this year than others.) Today I’m going […]
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