To understand Obama derangement and the government shutdown, Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Artificial Nigger” is a good place to start.
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Disaster Ahead, No More Fantasizing
Can the Tea Party move beyond fantasies and deal with the world as it really is? Shakespeare and Yeats weigh in.
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Shutdown and Debt Crisis Doggerel
A witty bit of doggerel captures the twists and turns of the debt ceiling and government shutdown conflict.
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When Hostage Taking Backfires
The GOP hostage takers resemble the Light Brigade, as well as the kidnappers in “Ransom of Red Chief,” “Fargo,” and “Ruthless People.”
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The Shutdown, Clancy & Darkness at Noon
Tom Clancy helped create the narrative by which the Tea Party functions. Arthur Koestler may describe John Boehner’s inner state.
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