Both Trump and Don Quixote have an animus against windmills. The resemblances end there, however.
Tag Archives: Miguel de Cervantes
How Quixote Hones Problem-Solving Skills
Works that employ meta-fiction to break down the boundaries between the real and the fantastical teach us how to think outside the box.
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Rom-Coms, Defense against Heartbreak
One way of seeing “Tom Jones” is as “valentine armor,” alternating between romance and light satire. As such, it saves us from broken hearts.
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History’s Arc Bends Towards Kafka
The late Kundera has fascinating insights into how the novel has intersected with history.
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Texas GOP Tilts with Windmills
As the Texas power grid implodes in the fact of arctic weather, the GOP pulls a Quixote and blames… windmills.
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Trump Tilts with Reality
Trump is like Don Quixote in that both deny reality. Quixote has much more benevolent motives, however.
Reading Montaigne While Confined
In “Gentleman in Moscow,” the count turns to “Robinson Crusoe” to figure out how to survive. Reading Montaigne is a mixed bag.
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Holding to Higher Principles
Poets and other artists help keep alive the flame of higher principles. That’s why authoritarians like Donald Trump last out against them.
