Catch-22 understand perfectly Trump’s double dealing in the Iranian conflict.
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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Richard III and Epstein’s Crimes
In which I report on an article applying Shakespeare’s “Richard III” to the Epstein fallout.
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Trump’s Duck Soup of a War
Trump’s Tehran bombing is like a mash-up of George Orwell and the Marx Brothers.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1984, Duck Soup, George Orwell, Marx Brothers, Tehran bombing Comments closed
Milton, Voltaire, and Trump’s Address
In which I compare Trump’s State of the Union speech to Paradise Lost—well, a little bit—and also to Candide.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bill Kristol, Candide, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Samuel Johnson, State of the Union speech, Voltaire Comments closed
Bad Bunny’s Trees, Olympic Athletes
Two items: Bad Bunny’s trees compared to the Tolkien’s Ents and an Olympic skier compared to Icarus.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Conor Ryan, Ents, Icarus, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Oscar Wilde Comments closed
An Ego the Size of the Universe
Zaphod Beeblebox has an ego the size of the universe in “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” But is it as big as Donald J. Trump’s.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Douglas Adams, Election denial, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Comments closed
Trump, a Gulliverian Midget amongst Giants
Trump complaining that the deaths of Good and Petti are “bad publicity” makes him appear as small as Gulliver in the land of the giants.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Gulliver’s Travels, Immigrant deportations, Jonathan Swift Comments closed
Standing Up to Trump’s Nazgul
Battling Trump feels eerily like the hobbits battling Sauron.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged ICE deportations, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings Comments closed