“The Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry of Magic,” says Barbara McQuade about Trump’s seizure of the Justice Department. The parallels are too apt.
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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
Rightwing Justices as the Dursleys
Think of the rightwing SCOTUS justices as Vernon and Petunia Dursley—with Trump as their spoiled kid
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged birthright citizenship, Donald Trump, J.K. Rowling, rightwing justices, SCOTUS Comments closed
Unexpected Book Bans
Book bans were on the rise in the 2023-24 school year–sometimes for understandable reasons, sometimes not.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Hille We Climb", Amanda Gorman, Anne Frank, banned books, Better Living through Literature, censorship, Charlotte's Webb, Diary of a Young Girl, E. B. White, Edgar Rice Burroughs, freedom of speech, Harriet the Spy, J. K. Rowling, James and the Giant Peach, Louise Fitzhugh, Maurice Sendak, Maus, Roald Dahl, Robin Bates, Tarzan, Trumpism, Twelfth Night, Where the Wild Things Are, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Harris as Potter, Biden as Dumbledore
Think of Biden as first Harry Potter and then Dumbledore in the battle against Trump Voldemort.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged C.S. Lewis, Deathly Hallows, Donald Trump, J.K. Rowling, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Comments closed
Alexei Navalny as Harry Potter?
Some Russians saw Navalny, recently killed by Putin, as a Harry Potter “boy who lived.” That dream is gone but others live on.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "meeting after the savior gone", Alexi Navalny, authoritarianism, Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling, Lucille Clifton, Martin Luther King, Vladimir Putin Comments closed
Has Voldemort Cursed the GOP?
What is causing such instability when Republicans attempt to choose a Speaker? Harry Potter may have the answer.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged dark magic, Dennis Hastert, GOP, House of Representatives, J.K. Rowling Comments closed
Trump Dreamed a Voldemort Moment
It’s now clear that Trump, on Jan. 6, 2021, dreamed of leading his followers into the Capitol. Think of Voldemort entering Hogwarts.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Fascism, J.K. Rowling, January 6 insurrection, January 6 Investigation Committee, Vladimir Putin, Voldemort Comments closed
Lucius Malfoy, Voldemort Enabler
To understand Republicans enabling Trump, imaging Lucius Malfoy enabling Voldemort.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Agatha Christie, DOP, GOP moderates, J. K. Rowling, Murder on the Orient Express, Trump enablers Comments closed
Hillary Clinton Is Hermione Granger
Hillary Clinton is like Hermione Granger in many ways, but there is one very important difference.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump, female ambition, Hillary Clinton, J. K. Rowling, presidential debates Comments closed