Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

Toni Morrison Explains Hillary Hatred

By Robin Bates | Published: October 31, 2016

The rage against Hillary Clinton is probably the result of primal male fears. Toni Morrison captures such male fear and rage in her novel “Paradise.”

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#TrumpBookReports (in 140 characters)

By Robin Bates | Published: October 20, 2016

For laughs, check out #TrumpBookReport on twitter. I’ve gathered some of the best renditions of Trump reviewing the classics.

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Trump & Mac the Knife, 2 Escape Artists

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2016

Donald Trump’s apparent ability to escape unscathed from gaffes and revelations that would sink any other campaign invites comparison with Mac the Knife, John Gay’s glamorous escape artist from “Beggar’s Opera.”

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Trump & Bounderby: Cut Taxes or Die

By Robin Bates | Published: September 28, 2016

In Monday night’s debate, Donald Trump warned that companies would take their business elsewhere if taxes and regulations on them weren’t lowered. As Dickens noted in “Hard Times,” businesses have been threatening this, like, forever.

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Hillary Clinton Is Hermione Granger

By Robin Bates | Published: September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton is like Hermione Granger in many ways, but there is one very important difference.

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For Hillary, Witch Hunts Never End

By Robin Bates | Published: September 14, 2016

Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post alludes to Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” as she wonders whether Hillary Clinton should be subjected to witch trials to figure out what’s wrong with her.

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Twain Anticipated Trump’s Crazy Talk

By Robin Bates | Published: September 8, 2016

Donald Trump is popular with certain fans not despite but because of his outrageousness. Mark Twain has a humorous piece, “The Presidential Candidate,” that captures how much fun such outrageousness can be.

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Satanic Trump Unleashing Dark Forces

By Robin Bates | Published: September 1, 2016

When Donald Trump excited the alt-right with his Wednesday night speech promising to deport all undocumented immigrants, he reminded me of Milton’s Satan inspiring Sin and Death after engineering the Fall.

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How Trump Echoes Marc Antony

By Robin Bates | Published: August 29, 2016

A New York Times article argues that Trump is using rhetorical flourishes like those that Marc Antony uses to defeat Brutus in Shakespeare’s play. His key strategy is casting himself as authentic against the inauthenticity of politicians.

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