Biden called for truth telling in a recent speech, reminding me of Cowper’s “The Task.”
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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Trump, “Vermin” and Terry Pratchett
In “Snuff” one of Terry Pratchett’s angriest book, the author takes on racism, ethnocentrism, and intolerance.
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Nikki Haley, a Minor Character in 1984
Nikki Haley reminds one of Tom Parsons in “1984.” Also of one of T.S. Eliot’s hollow men.
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Sebald’s “Austerlitz” and Fascism’s Rise
Sebald’s novel “Austerlitz” provides insights to fascism than anticipate Trump.
The Left Wants to Cancel Orwell? Nope
MAGA fans of 1984 are now accusing leftists of canceling Orwell. Which is not true.
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Does Hamlet Speak for Generation Z?
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Biden and Auden’s Unknown Citizen
Auden’s “Unknown Citizen” looks better now than when the poet wrote the poem.
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Our Country, a Land of Poverty
Blake calls out those who claim to be Christians while mistreating the poor.
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