Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” offers a wish fulfillment that we can apply to the government shutdown.
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When Hostage Taking Backfires
The GOP hostage takers resemble the Light Brigade, as well as the kidnappers in “Ransom of Red Chief,” “Fargo,” and “Ruthless People.”
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The Shutdown, Clancy & Darkness at Noon
Tom Clancy helped create the narrative by which the Tea Party functions. Arthur Koestler may describe John Boehner’s inner state.
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Needed in Congress: A Deus Ex Machina
If Boehner channeled the spirit of Athena in “The Odyssey,” he could reopen the government tomorrow.
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Cherish the Angel at Your Door
William Blake’s “Holy Thursday” poems challenges those members of Congress voting to cut food stamps.
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The Little Texas Senator that Could
What should we make of Ted Cruz’s use, in his quasi filibuster, of “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Little Engine that Could”?
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Kid Fight in Congress
At times, Congress looks like two kids squabbling in “Tom Sawyer”–only in this case, the stakes are much higher and one side refuses to act like an adult.
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