Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Would Willy Loman Be a Trump Supporter?

By Robin Bates | Published: April 25, 2024

Donald Trump as Willy Loman? Well, both are dreamers. Only one of them, however, is cruel.

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The House Speaker’s Théoden Moment

By Robin Bates | Published: April 22, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson had a Théoden moment when it came to Ukraine aid. I explore the parallels.

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In a Dante-esque Prison of His Own Making

By Robin Bates | Published: April 18, 2024

Trump’s suffering the the Manhattan courtroom is his own version of Dante’s Inferno.

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Bothsiderism in Lewis’ Last Battle

By Robin Bates | Published: April 15, 2024

When the journalists engage in bothsiderism in the 2024 election, they resemble the dwarfs in Lewis’s “Last Battle.”

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Democracy under Assault? Stand Firm

By Robin Bates | Published: April 8, 2024

How to withstand Trump’s incessant assaults on democracy? Be like Lizzie in “Goblin Market.”

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Beware Freeing an Authoritarian Gulliver

By Robin Bates | Published: March 27, 2024

Dreams of a strongman freeing himself from Lilliputian ropes is a dangerous fantasy, Swift explains.

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Joe Biden as Old Father William

By Robin Bates | Published: March 26, 2024

Think of Joe Biden as Lewis Carroll’s Old Father William, who pushes back against ageism.

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Trump as a Sadistic Steinbeck Bully

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2024

As bully, Trump resembles Curley in “Of Mice and Men.” Recently Biden, like Lennie, struck back.

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Earth-Hearted Hope for Dark Times

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2024

How to maintain hope in the face of catastrophic climate change? Hope is key, as Emily Dickinson and John Muir understood.

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