Camus wrote that “fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” J.D. Vance has tried the same defense for his Haitian lies.
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Biden and Harris as Earthsea Characters
Le Guin’s “Farthest Shore” has insights applicable to the Biden-Harris succession.
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J.D. Vance Dreams of Gilead
Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance makes “Handmaid’s Tale” more timely than ever.
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Borges on Conspiracy Theories
With Republicans attempting to blame Democrats for the Trump shooting, let’s look at what Borges says about conspiracy theories.
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GOP Veepstakes and Pope’s Dunciad
The current candidates for Trump’s V-P are behaving like Alexander Pope’s dunces.
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A GOP Senator as Doctor Faustus
Mitt Romney has accused Sen. J.D. Vance for selling himself “so cheap.” Think of the “Hillbilly Elegy” author as Faustus.
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