Tag Archives: Jorge Luis Borges

Trump Crimes in Plain Sight (Poe, Borges)

By Robin Bates | Published: August 8, 2018

To understand how Trump can commit crimes in plain sight, read Poe and Borges.

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Don’t Shoot the Truth Tellers

By Robin Bates | Published: March 18, 2015

Should we tell the truth if it undermines a social movement? Borges sets up the question, Jonathan Capehart, looking at the Ferguson shooting, provides an answer.

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Krauss’ Book about Imaginary Books

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2014

Books that describe imaginary books seem to offer us special portals to magical worlds.

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Should Canadians Root for the Canucks?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 4, 2011

One would think Canadians would be rooting for Vancouver over Boston in this year’s NHL finals. But as Canadian author Michael McKinley sees it, “Vancouver isn’t really Canada because you can’t skate outside.” By this rationale, Boston is more Canadian than Vancouver.

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Coach James Caldwell, English Major

By Robin Bates | Published: February 2, 2010

Colts Coach James Caldwell  It appears that football will continue to occupy this website until the actual playing of the Super Bowl ends our annual week of collective hysteria and allows us to move on to other subjects. (Of course, as a Colts fan I am more hysterical this year than others.) Today I’m going […]

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