Published details about the CIA’s torture program reveal that America descended into a Conradian heart of darkness.
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The CIA’s Heart of Darkness
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Why GOP Right Is Beating Up on the Poor
Paul Ryan projects upon the poor as Joseph Conrad did upon Africans.
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America’s Heart of Darkness Beginnings
America’s bloody beginnings are part of who we still are.
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Sweethearts Now Cleared for Combat
Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War story about a woman who goes rogue has things to teach us about the recent suspension of the Pentagon ban on women in combat.
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Armstrong’s Heart of Darkness
One our ideal, Lance Armstrong has proved to be more like Kurtz in “Heart of Darkness.”
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Great Political Novels Not Agenda Driven
Great political novels are rich in spiritual attitude. Poor ones are agenda driven.
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Following Shipwreck, Replay of Lord Jim?
Joseph Conrad’s novel “Lord Jim” came to mind when I heard reports that the captain of the shipwrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia may have abandoned the ship before all the passengers were off.
Dirty Work = Heart of Darkness
In “Heart of Darkness,” Joseph Conrad indirectly teaches us that doing work that contributes to human misery will take a toll, however much we try to focus just on the work.
Twain Was No Racist (Not Even Close)
“I hope that like Mark Twain, 100 years from now people will see my work and think, ‘Wow. That is actually pretty racist.’” –Tina Fey accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Thanks to a visiting lecturer in our Mark Twain series, I have a new understanding of Huckleberry Finn that is exciting me […]
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