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Tag Archives: Election 2020
Spenser Would Understand QAnon
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Can Trumpists See the Real Biden?
Can one see one’s savior as a monster? The issue shows up in Hugo’s “Les Misérables” and among Republicans who demonize Biden.
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Yeats, Not Heaney, for Dark Times
For social and political barometers, try Heaney for optimism, Yeats for pessimism.
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Inferno’s Ditch Reserved for Mitch
Republicans enabling Trump in his attempts to subvert the 2020 election have a special place reserved from them in Dante’s Inferno: Circle 8, Bolgia 8.
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“Citizen Kane” Foretells Trump
“Citizen Kane” is Trump’s favorite movie. It matches up only too well with his presidency.
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Trump Finds Covid Victims a Nuisance
Trump focusing on his own misery while ignoring the millions suffering from Covid is comparable to the French marquis in “Tale of Two Cities.”
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Rudy’s Presser Inspires Literary Tweets
Literary tweeters have been having a field day about Trump lawyer Giuliani booking a landscaping store for a press conference about alleged voter fraud.
Donald J. Trump, Will You Please Go Now!
Dr. Seuss’s “Marvin K. Mooney” is a satisfying read as Trump attempts to hold on to office.
Lear Also Doesn’t Step Down Gracefully
We could have anticipated how Donald Trump would respond to losing by reading “King Lear.” All the stages are the same.
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