In “Envoy of Mr. Cogito,” Zbigniew Herbert informs us how to respond to authoritarian rule. We may need his poem as we face another four years of Donald Trump.
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How to Live under Authoritarianism
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Vlad’s Black Riders, Trump’s Tell-Tale Heart
Recent literature citations by opinion writers include “Lord of the Rings,” “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
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Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting
Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.
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