Voting as a liberal in a red state can feel like Alice attempting to advance in a looking-glass world.
Tag Archives: Lewis Carroll
My Through the Looking-Glass Vote
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6 Impossible Trump Lies before Breakfast
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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Awaiting the Verdict
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
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
To understand the Trump trials, check out Lewis Carroll’s Alice books.
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Revolutionary Mother Goose
Mother goose rhymes, nonsense verse, and playful fantasy are essential to our mental health.
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MAGA “Justice” and the Queen of Hearts
“Sentence first, verdict afterwards,” say both MAGA Republicans and Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts.
