Tag Archives: GOP

GOP Has Perfected Invisibility

By Robin Bates | Published: June 3, 2021

If Trump’s GOP is not held accountable for January 6, it will be Wells’s “Invisible Man” redux.

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The GOP’s Trojan Horse: A Coup Attempt?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 1, 2021

The Trojans, thinking the Greeks have left, let their guard down. Are Democrats being overly complacent about the prospect of a GOP coup?

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Javert Would Not Survive in Today’s GOP

By Robin Bates | Published: May 31, 2021

Hugo’s Javert is torn between his principles and God’s law. Trump cultists, having no principles, face no struggle.

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Can Trumpists See the Real Biden?

By Robin Bates | Published: May 26, 2021

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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Live and Die by Toxic Masculinity

By Robin Bates | Published: May 24, 2021

The GOP has embraced toxic masculinity. “Harry Potter” shows it will come back to burn them.

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Waiting for Godot–or Gopot

By Robin Bates | Published: May 23, 2021

Democrats waiting for bipartisan compromise is like waiting for Godot.

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GOP’s New Math: 2 + 2 = 5

By Robin Bates | Published: May 17, 2021

Now even Republicans are citing 1984 in response to Trump’s claims of voter fraud.

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Garcia Marquez on Erasing History

By Robin Bates | Published: May 13, 2021

As the GOP attempts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 insurrection, an erased massacre in “100 Years of Solitude” comes to mind.

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1984, the Novel That Never Gets Old

By Robin Bates | Published: May 11, 2021

1984, always relevant. Now more than ever.

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