Tag Archives: Lewis Carroll

No Kings Day, Callooh, Callay!

By Robin Bates | Published: October 20, 2025

Sunday, with its No Kings rallies attracting over seven million participants, was a “frabjous day.”

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Comics Play Cheshire Cat to DJT’s Queen

By Robin Bates | Published: September 21, 2025

Trump is sounding increasingly like Carroll’s Queen of Hearts, ordering executions when often fail to materialize.

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My Through the Looking-Glass Vote

By Robin Bates | Published: September 26, 2024

Voting as a liberal in a red state can feel like Alice attempting to advance in a looking-glass world.

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6 Impossible Trump Lies before Breakfast

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2024

Lewis Carroll’s White Queen challenges Alice to believe 6 impossible things before breakfast. Six is a bare minimum for Trump supporters.

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Bunyan on Fiction vs. Lying

By Robin Bates | Published: September 17, 2024

Camus wrote that “fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” J.D. Vance has tried the same defense for his Haitian lies.

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Awaiting the Verdict

By Robin Bates | Published: May 29, 2024

Will Trump once again escape justice? An Emily Dickinson poem captures the sentiments of those of us who fear he will.

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Joe Biden as Old Father William

By Robin Bates | Published: March 26, 2024

Think of Joe Biden as Lewis Carroll’s Old Father William, who pushes back against ageism.

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To Understand Trump’s Trials, Ask Alice

By Robin Bates | Published: March 25, 2024

To understand the Trump trials, check out Lewis Carroll’s Alice books.

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Revolutionary Mother Goose

By Robin Bates | Published: February 26, 2024

Mother goose rhymes, nonsense verse, and playful fantasy are essential to our mental health.

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