Tag Archives: Democratic Party

Election 2022: Win or Lose, Beowulf

By Robin Bates | Published: November 10, 2022

Two passages from “Beowulf” to capture feelings of despondency and elation, depending on how the election went for you.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Wanted: A Pragmatic Idealism

By Robin Bates | Published: August 18, 2020

In Ghosh’s first novel “Circle of Reason,” extreme rationality is shown to be blinkered and vulnerable. In the end, it must be blended with pragmatism, a good lesson for today’s politics.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Bringing an End to Bernie’s Romance

By Robin Bates | Published: June 22, 2016

The Democratic Party has been striving to let Bernie Sanders down slowly, even as it separates him from his dream. It is like the way upper crust society in Edith Wharton’s “Age of Innocence” separates the protagonist for the scandalous woman he has fallen in love with.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed