Tag Archives: politics

Paul Ryan: No Country for Old Men

By Robin Bates | Published: September 25, 2012

Paul Ryan’s speech before AARP brings to mind the generational conflict described in Samuel Johnson’s “Rasselas.”

By Robin Bates | Published: September 14, 2012

Mitt Romney, like Citizen Kane, is a cipher. What drives him other than a desire to appear big?

By Robin Bates | Published: September 10, 2012

Obama sells himself in a softer way than Beowulf does. is he right to do so?

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By Robin Bates | Published: September 6, 2012

The current political situation calls for us to be Beowulfs.

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By Robin Bates | Published: August 31, 2012

Clint Eastwood’s argument with an invisible Obama sums up the Romney campaign.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 31, 2012

Paul Ryan, like Mac the Knife, lies with style.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 30, 2012

Thackeray would attribute GOP anti-government fervor to the perverse logic of ingratitude.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 28, 2012

Ellison’s “Invisible Man” helps us understand Obama’s and America’s, intricate dance with race issues.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 23, 2012

Like the oysters in “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” Americans are being lied to about GOP plans for Medicare.