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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Brecht on Speaking Truth to Power
Monday A Bertolt Brecht poem came to mind when Retired Navy Admiral William H. McRaven came to the defense of former CIA Director John Brennan, stripped of his security clearance by a Donald Trump angry at his criticisms. Vox has the story of what happened: The man who led the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in […]
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Dryden Had Trump’s Number
Dryden’s “Absolom and Architophel” describes unscrupulous politicians that we would find familiar today.
Trump Crimes in Plain Sight (Poe, Borges)
To understand how Trump can commit crimes in plain sight, read Poe and Borges.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged collusion, Death and the Compass, Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges, mainstream media, Purloined Letter, Vladimir Putin Comments closed
Buchanan Would Be a Trump Enthusiast
“Great Gatsby” describes life under Trump to a tee, with Tom Buchanan an archetype of the wealthy Trump supporter.
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Attacked Journalists Should Read Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen’s protagonist in “Enemy of the People” offers a model for journalists under attack by Trump.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged climate change, Enemy of the People, Heinrik Ibsen, Journalism, scientists, Trumps attacks on the media Comments closed
Climate Change Witchery
Leslie Marmon Silko’s nightmare vision of environmental destruction is being hastened by the Trump administration.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ceremony, climate change, global warming, Leslie Marmon Silko Comments closed
Robert Mueller as Peter Wimsey
Much of the country is hoping that the Mueller investigation plays out like a Dorothy Sayers novel, with truth and justice prevailing in the end.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Collusions, detective fiction, Dorothy Sayers, Five Red Herrings, soft-boiled detectives, Trump investigation Comments closed
Trump’s Enablers Operate as Pilot Fish
Herman Melville’s “Maldive Shark” captures how policy works in the White House. Trump is the shark, his enablers the pilot fish.
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