Tag Archives: Donald Trump

America’s Ubu Confronts Iran

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2020

Alfred Jarry wrote “Ubu Roi” as a satiric farce, but it comes very close to describing Donald Trump.

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By Robin Bates | Published: December 25, 2019

In Homeric terms, Trump, in his treatment of immigrants, is akin to barbarians like the Cyclops and the Laestrygonians.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 17, 2019

Virgil’s “Aeneid” gives us images of a strong man standing up to enflamed passions. We need people to step up in the current impeachment debates.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 16, 2019

Shakespeare Sonnets 138 and 147 describe Trump Love only too well.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 15, 2019

Are you a Republican worried about Donald Trump? Just embrace him without reservation and your worries are over.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 9, 2019

Thinking of Trump as a sadist helps us better understand some of his initiatives. It’s therefore worth looking at Sade’s novels.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 5, 2019

For a story that captures GOP readiness to believe all that Trump says, there’s Chaucer’s “Merchant’s Tale.”

By Robin Bates | Published: December 4, 2019

Two literary allusions by a Trump defender in yesterday’s impeachment hearings don’t bode well for the president.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 1, 2019

Defending Trump’s lies is like covering for Sam Spade’s implausible story in “Maltese Falcon.”