For a demagogue with the skills of Donald Trump, check out Captain Ahab. Both know how to get people to act against their best interests.
Tag Archives: Moby Dick
Ahab & Trump, Two Master Demagogues
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Parental Despair over Trump’s Orphans
Spiritual Sunday I don’t throw around the word “evil” lightly, but the Trump administration deliberately and systematically tearing children away from their asylum-seeking parents was evil. Although some of the children were still breastfeeding, Trump and his minions didn’t care enough to ensure the families could be reunited, which means that he may have created […]
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Starbucks Chose Wrong Moby Dick Name
Starbucks took its name from the first mate in “Moby Dick.” The third mate, however, would have been a better fit.
Bob Dylan, Gifted Storyteller
Bob Dylan, in his Nobel Acceptance Speech, made it clear that literary influences are as big in his song writing as musical influences.
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Ahab Obsession and the Clintons
The right wing’s obsession with the Clinton has prompted one pundit to invoke Ahab’s obsession with Moby Dick.
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On Forgetting Old Students
Sometimes as teachers we forget students that we impacted greatly. Thomas Hardy’s Jude learns this when he looks up his old teacher Phillotson.
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Lily, Achilles, Bertha & Ishmael on Vacation
Lily Bart, Bertha Mason, Achilles, Ishmael and Queequeg all go on vacation. Where do they go?
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Political Consultants Should Read Lit
Which literary works would you recommend to a political consultant to stay in touch with his or her soul and avoid becoming lost in the dark side? How about Hawthorne, Melville, Shakespeare, Pinter, and Terrence McNally?
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