For a story that captures GOP readiness to believe all that Trump says, there’s Chaucer’s “Merchant’s Tale.”
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Chaucer & a Trump-Enabling GOP
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GOP’s Best Case: We’re All Mad
Two literary allusions by a Trump defender in yesterday’s impeachment hearings don’t bode well for the president.
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Doubling Down on Trump’s Lies
Defending Trump’s lies is like covering for Sam Spade’s implausible story in “Maltese Falcon.”
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Godfather Trump: “Talk with Rudy”
Trump didn’t have to explicitly use the word “bribe.” Others understood what he wanted and carried out his will. Puzo in “The Godfather” describes how this works.
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Think of Trump Enablers as Wormtongue
GOP legislators slavishly parroting Trump (and Putin) talking points in the impeachment inquiry reminds me of Wormtongue and Saruman.
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Albee’s Play Explains Trump’s GOP
To understand how the GOP was drawn into Trump’s orbit and sullied, read the account of the young couple in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”
Giuliani, a Kiplingesque Fortune Hunter
Rudy Giuliani resembles the fortune hunters in Kipling’s “The Man Who Would Be King.”
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