Donald Trump has been using words like “infest” and “breeding” to dehumanize people of color. Swift’s Modest Proposer does the same.
Tag Archives: Immigration
Blake on Bible-Citing Politicians
William Blake would strenuously oppose Jeff Sessions Immigration policies.
The GOP and Trump’s Modest Proposals
The practice of separating immigrant children from their asylum-seeking parents is reminiscent of the Modest Proposer’s solution.
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America, Racist and Revolutionary Both
In America, Jamaican immigrant Claude McKay reminds America what makes it great, even as he exposes its dark side.
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Tolstoy on Resisting a Narcissist
If Trump is like Napoleon in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” can he be defeated by popular resistance, as he is in Tolstoy’s novel?
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Dear Trump: America Contains Multitudes
To celebrate July 4, do not listen to Donald Trump, who preaches paranoia and exclusion. Read Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” His America contains multitudes.
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On Reading Pride & Prejudice 100 Times
Teaching a classic too regularly can lead to its losing its luster for the teacher. I share how I keep that from happening.
Brown & Gold & Blood vs. Trumpian White
In the face of white nationalists, we need poems like Fatima Asghar’s celebration of South Asian diversity in America to remind us who we really are.
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Our Version of Plague Maddened Villagers
Donald Trump’s attacks on the Affordable Care Act and on immigrants could well end up hurting many of his supporters. A similar irony is described in Geraldine Brooks’s “Year of Wonders,” where 17th century villagers, maddened by the plague, kill two midwives.
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