Tag Archives: Lewis Carroll

Fine Distinctions in Trumpian Grift

Tuesday While the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s January 6 coup attempt has focused its sights on the ex-president, its report has also looked at minor actors, both those who stuck with the president and those who have peeled off. One of my favorite posts over the past two years has been one applying A.E. […]

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Humpty Dumpty Cited in Trump Case

Lewis Carroll and George Orwell made an appearance in the real estate case against the Trumps.

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Read Jabberwocky for Covid Protocol

“Jabberwocky” can trigger a great discussion about post-covid-vaccination protocol.

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My White Queen Injury Experience

My recent axe injury resembled the “Alice through the Looking Glass” scene where the White Queen cuts herself with a brooch.

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Viewing Trump from Afar

Trump has been diminished by his run-in with Covid, reminding me of various characters who suddenly become small: Carroll’s Red Queen, Baum’s Wizard, and the usurper in Craik’s “Little Lame Prince.”

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Kushner: Cheshire Cat Explains Trump

Jared Kushner has compared the Trump administration to “Alice in Wonderland.” A Washington Post satirist teases out parallels he probably didn’t have in mind.

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The GOP, through the Looking Glass

Cartoonist Tom Toles has a very smart Alice-through-the-Looking-Glass take on Trump and the GOP.

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Hopefully, Trump Is the Queen of Hearts

Is Trump like Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts? In the case of Iran, let’s hope so.

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GOP’s Best Case: We’re All Mad

Two literary allusions by a Trump defender in yesterday’s impeachment hearings don’t bode well for the president.

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