Tag Archives: Go Set a Watchman

Atticus: Future Racist or NeverTrumper?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 5, 2022

To see how gun violence and white supremacy are linked, look at “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

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Are Liberal, Conservative Bans Equal?

By Robin Bates | Published: February 6, 2022

Are liberal and conservative banning practices equal. Despite some similarities, no.

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Angry Black Woman vs. Angry White Men

By Robin Bates | Published: January 17, 2021

For MLK Day, a June Jordan poem addressing angry white men.

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Go High When Trump Goes Low?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 19, 2019

Tuesday Given that a recession would doom Donald Trump’s already shaky reelection chances, how will he behave if the economy suddenly tanks? On Nicole Wallace’s NBC program last week, the Rev. Al Sharpton said that Democrats must be prepared to deal with a man who has no boundaries and will do anything to win. Of […]

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Read to Resist: An Introduction

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2018

Thursday I share today the introduction to my upcoming book, which is still in draft form and whose title I keep changing. Latest title: Read to Resist: Classic Lit Provides Tools for Battling Trump and Trumpism. I’m still not entirely satisfied with that and so will keep tinkering. In any event, here’s my first attempt […]

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Yes, GOP Is Atticus, but Not in a Good Way

By Robin Bates | Published: October 9, 2018

John Cornyn compared the GOP to Atticus Finch? The comparison holds if he has in mind the Atticus of “Go Tell a Watchman.”

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Mockingbird Discomfits the Wrong People

By Robin Bates | Published: October 30, 2017

If teachers should teach controversial lit to discomfit their students, is “To Kill a Mockingbird” a good choice? There’s a problem if those most discomfited are black students.

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Foes of Mockingbird Have a Point

By Robin Bates | Published: October 27, 2017

I’m somewhat sympathetic with the Biloxi parents who want to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird” in an 8th grade classroom. At the very least, I want it supplemented with works by writers of color.

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Obama’s Problematic Allusion to Atticus

By Robin Bates | Published: January 12, 2017

In his farewell speech, Obama quoted Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In light of the white backlash against having had a black president, however, the Atticus Finch of “Go Set a Watchman comes to mind, making Obama’s allusion seem a bit weak.

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