Trump and his followers rebelling against the Constitution is like Milton’s angels rebelling against God.
Tag Archives: John Milton
Milton’s Satan and the Jan 6 Insurrection
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Sin, Death, and a Pro-Covid GOP
As the GOP becomes a pro-Covid party, they resemble Satan in “Paradise Lost,” unleashing death upon humankind.
“What Is Truth?” He Asked of Truth Itself
Cowper’s exploration of Truth takes Pilate’s question as its jumping off point.
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Hail 48 Years of Wedded Love
As Julia and I celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary, I am put in mind of Milton’s celebration of “wedded love.”
O Virgin Mother, Daughter of the Sun
To celebrate Mother’s Day, here’s the moment in “Paradiso” when Dante meets Mary.
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Milton on Cancel Culture
Yale professor Bromwich applies Milton to the cancel culture debate.
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America Plagued by Ingratitude
Friday Red states have a long history of complaining about “blue state bailouts” while sucking up far more blue state money that blue states get from red, (Urban areas, the nation’s major income generators, generally vote Democratic.) Red state Congress members are also famous for denying disaster relief to blue states (think Ted Cruz on […]
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Elizabeth Warren, Like Eve, Persists
It was four years ago when McConnell said about Sen. Warren, “Still she persisted.” Milton’s Eve also persisted but the comparisons end there.
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Get Thee Behind Me, Power and Wealth
In “Paradise Regained,” Jesus instructs Satan, as he instructs Peter in Matthew’s gospel, to get behind him.
