Trump’s weekend Gatsby-style party brings to mind another novel: Dickens’s “Tale of Two Cities.”
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DJT Goes Gatsby but Think Dickens
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My Time at Sewanee Military Academy
The latest installment of “my life in literature” series, this one involving my high school years in a military academy.
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On Carlsbad Caves, Science and Religion
A visit to Carlsbad Caverns led me to theological speculations, partly because they’re magnificent and partly because I was reading Byatt’s “Possession.”
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Letting Others Clean Up Afghan Mess
In Biden’s speech yesterday about withdrawing from Afghanistan, I half expected to hear him quote from “The Great Gatsby.”
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Book Proximity Makes You Smart
Friday Scientific American recently reported on a study claiming that a childhood surrounded by books makes you smarter, even if you don’t actually read them. According to Karen Hopkins, Australian researchers have proved that “growing up in a home with a sizable library enhances literacy, number sense and even technological know-how in later life.” Apparently this […]
The Novels that Shaped John McCain
McCain’s favorite novels included “Great Gatsby,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Huckleberry Finn,” and works by Somerset Maugham. One can understand why.
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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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Trump Is Gatsby (But a Lot Meaner)
Donald Trump is Jay Gatsby, albeit a Gatsby with a mean streak. Nevertheless, the rise of the character helps us understand the success of our current president.
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Workers of the World, Read! (Then Unite)
A “Washington Post” article argues that the arts are key in counteracting economic injustice. While this is true, the arts must be accompanied by smart politics to achieve this end.
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