Tag Archives: Joseph Heller

Only Comic Satire Can Do NRA Justice

By Robin Bates | Published: January 17, 2013

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

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Mitt Minderbinder, Cynicism Unlimited

By Robin Bates | Published: October 29, 2012

Mitt Romney would find a kindred soul in Joseph Heller’s cynical entrepreneur Milo Minderbinder.

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Steinbeck on Why the Rich Are Unhappy

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2012

Steinbeck and the Beowulf poet both point out that piling up wealth does not lead to happiness.

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Catch-22, Election Edition

By Robin Bates | Published: October 17, 2012

“Catch 22” captures a number of the contradictions in the 2012 election.

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Pakistan’s Secret Service as Minderbinder

By Robin Bates | Published: September 27, 2011

The crazy logic of Milo Minderbinder in Joseph Heller’s “Catch 22” shows up in Pakistan’s Secret Service using funds donated by the U.S. to hire terrorists to attack the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

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