Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Joe Biden as King Hrothgar

By Robin Bates | Published: November 5, 2023

Biden’s low poll numbers may be because, like King Hrothgar in “Beowulf,” he can’t prevent violence from breaking out in the great hall.

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GOP Intellectuals Want a “Red Caesar”

By Robin Bates | Published: October 17, 2023

Rightwing intellectuals are now advocating “Red Caesarism.” Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” provides some insights.

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Rising Anti-Semitism, So Call the Golem

By Robin Bates | Published: October 5, 2023

The Golem of Prague may be the forerunner of many comic book characters. With rising-Antisemitism, we still need him.

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America’s Political Violence Problem

By Robin Bates | Published: September 27, 2023

Some see Trump as a “stochastic terrorism,” inciting others to violence. Cormac McCarthy may understand as well as anyone what’s going on.

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Washington’s Last Gift to Us

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2023

Today is the anniversary of Washington’s momentous “Farewell Address.” To honor his decision to voluntarily relinquish power, here’s a Phillis Wheatley poem.

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Navarro, Wells, and Acting with Impunity

By Robin Bates | Published: September 13, 2023

Recently convicted trump advisor Navarro thought he could defy the law with impunity–like Wells’s Invisible Man.

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Trump as Frankenstein’s Creature

By Robin Bates | Published: September 10, 2023

A perfect British takedown of Trump references “Frankenstein.”

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The Greater Love? Family or Big Brother?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 29, 2023

Why do people choose Trump over loved ones? “1984” provides an explanation.

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Trump’s Lawyers as Wormtongue

By Robin Bates | Published: August 28, 2023

Trump’s indicted lawyers may follow the trajectory of Wormtongue in “Lord of the Rings.”

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