In “War and Peace” Tolstoy gives a powerful account of how prayer and church attendance can help in the recovery process.
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On Sickness and the Power of Prayer
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Trump, Prince Vasili, and Pure Cynicism
Prince Vasili in “War and Peace” will say anything to come out on top. He’s a lot like Donald Trump.
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Hillary before Judges Like Tolstoy’s Pierre
The Congressional Committee to Investigate Benghazi is like the military tribunal in “War and Peace” that questions Pierre. It is interested only in answers to lead to conviction.
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Tolstoy and Climate Change Denial
The denial of the citizens of Moscow as Napoleon approaches the city, described by Tolstoy in “War in Peace,” resembles climate change denialism.
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A Tolstoy Fable about Radical Empathy
Tolstoy’s story “Esarhaddon” captures a common wish fulfillment of the powerless–that the oppressor see the world through the eyes of the oppressed.
The World’s a Stage–Choose Your Part
In his senior project, one of my students uses literature to examine life and literature to engage with it.
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What Anna Karenina Would Say to the GOP
Perfect advice from Tolstoy for the GOP.
