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Artists Leading the Resistance

Artists like Bruce Springsteen are taking on Donald Trump, whose attacks on art and artists is straight out the fascist playbook.

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Trump Takes a Page out of Dead Souls

Trump resembles the two conmen in Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls.” But where he was once like the flamboyant Nozdrev, he has evolved to the more insidious Chichikov.

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Dorian Gray, a Parable for Our Time

A recent Broadway production of “Picture of Dorian Gray” provides insights into our own narcissist-in-chief.

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The Wannabe Emperor’s New Clothes

Andersen’s “Emperor’s New Clothes” describes Trump’s con to perfection.

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Kingsolver on Trump’s Rabid Support

Kingsolver’s novel “Unsheltered” shows the role that racism plays in Trump’s support.

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What We Should Value in a Leader

Wordsworth’s “Character of a Happy Warrior” describes everything that Trump is not but it captures some of our great presidents.

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How Swift Would Respond to Trump

Think of Trump trying to impress the giant king in “Gulliver’s Travels” by talking big–and note how the king, rather than impressed, is horrified.

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Trumpism as the Hamlet Story

Think of Trump as Claudius, intent on overthrowing something noble and great. Hamlet describes his uncle as “a mildewed ear,” which fits.

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Trump’s Pecksniffian Trans Ban

Trump’s executive order banning trans from the military has been described as Pecksniffian, an allusion to the villain in Dickens’s “Martin Chuzzlewit.”

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