Pelosi standing up to Trump with an impeachment inquiry is reminiscent of Jane Eyre standing up to her bullying cousin John Reid.
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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Standing Up to a Bully President
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Nothing Hidden about Trump’s Crimes
Trump has been caught red-handed wielding government power to attack an opponent. Borges helps us understand why the outcry isn’t louder.
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To Avoid War, Look to The Iliad
As we once again hear war’s drum beat, it’s good to return to “The Iliad” and its vision of peace: the Achilles-Priam truce.
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Which Literary Conman Is Trump?
To understand Trump as conman, I compare him to the King and the Duke, Mac the Knife, Melville’s Confidence Man, Satan & Iago.
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“Rhinoceros” and Trump’s GOP Takeover
Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” brilliantly captures how creeping authoritarianism works. It’s only too relevant.
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Read to Resist Trump & Trumpism
Literature provides those resisting Trump with a “no bullshit” zone, a safe space where they can center themselves.
Trump’s Catch-22 Doctoring of Maps
Thursday In case you haven’t heard the story, apparently someone in the Trump administration doctored a hurricane map to cover for the president’s fabricated assertion that Dorian posed a threat to Alabama. The incident reminded Politico’s Jeff Greenfield of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. The doctoring involved using a sharpie to extend the hurricane track (see picture […]