Tag Archives: Jonathan Swift

Stewart Should Learn from Jonathan Swift

By Robin Bates | Published: November 6, 2013

Jon Stewart may be one of our leading satirists, but satire comes up short in handling this country’s healthcare crisis.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 23, 2013

If you ever feel that humans are nothing more than Yahoos, Swift urges us to remember that there are good Samaritans amongst us.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 17, 2013

What would Jonathan Swift say to GOP radicals who seek to cut food stamps.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 10, 2013

Is there a danger that U.S. involvement in Syria will lead to a Gulliver-like disaster?

By Robin Bates | Published: April 9, 2013

As my father struggles to retain his memory, I think of Jonathan Swift.

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By Robin Bates | Published: April 1, 2013

Jonathan Swift Bickerstaff papers are the ultimate satiric attack on astrology.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 17, 2013

It takes a Joseph Heller or a Jonathan Swift to capture the craziness of the NRA.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2013

Even if they lose the national championship game, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame have Ireland’s poetic legacy to fall back on.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 2, 2013

The NRA’s call for armed guards in every school sounds like Swift’s “Modest Proposal”–only the NRA is serious.