Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” describes the kind of amnesia following a traumatic incident that may help explain one of the reasons why Trump beat Biden.
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The Political Results of Collective Amnesia
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Harris as Potter, Biden as Dumbledore
Think of Biden as first Harry Potter and then Dumbledore in the battle against Trump Voldemort.
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Kamala, Sanskrit for Lotus
“Kamala” is Sanskrit for lotus. This Scott Bates poem on the fertility symbolism of the lotus captures some of Harris’s strengths.
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Kamala Harris Meets the Fisher King
Harris rejuvenating the race after taking over from Biden brings to mind the myth of the fisher king.
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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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Biden, Macbeth, and Passing the Torch
An MSNBC commentator cited a line from “Macbeth” to characterize Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term/
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Beowulf Biden Steps Down
“Beowulf’s understanding of issues around aging leaders helps us negotiate Biden’s campaign withdrawal.
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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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What the Shell Tells Us about Biden
Election anxieties from listening to a seashell. That and James Stephens’s poem “The Shell.”
