Tag Archives: January 6 insurrection

Dryden on Trump’s Coup Attempt

By Robin Bates | Published: October 6, 2021

Dryden’s “Absalom and Architophel” can be applies to the GOP’s current anti-democratic principles.

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Chekhov’s Gun and American Elections

By Robin Bates | Published: September 28, 2021

Are stories of rightwing militias carrying AK-47s also carrying Chekhov’s gun? What happens in the next act?

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Longing for Consequences

By Robin Bates | Published: September 19, 2021

Reading “Washington Square” made me realize how hungry I have been for misbehaving politicians to pay for their bad behavior.

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Jan. 6 Reenacted “Julius Caesar”

By Robin Bates | Published: July 28, 2021

In certain ways, January 6 was a reenactment of “Julius Caesar.” Trump supporters, however, were more Cassius than Brutus.

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Shelley on Commemorating Freedom

By Robin Bates | Published: July 1, 2021

Shelley’s “Hellas,” written in support of Greek independence, applies well to this year’s July 4th celebrations.

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Was Jan. 6 Just Sound and Fury?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 16, 2021

Is rightwing militancy in America no more than “sound and fury, signifying nothing”? We can but pray that it is.

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Political Solution: Dissolve the People

By Robin Bates | Published: June 6, 2021

Brecht’s “The Solution” captures current GOP voter suppression attempts.

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GOP Has Perfected Invisibility

By Robin Bates | Published: June 3, 2021

If Trump’s GOP is not held accountable for January 6, it will be Wells’s “Invisible Man” redux.

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The GOP’s Trojan Horse: A Coup Attempt?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 1, 2021

The Trojans, thinking the Greeks have left, let their guard down. Are Democrats being overly complacent about the prospect of a GOP coup?

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