A Salon columnist compares Trump to the Cyclops in “The Odyssey.” He has a point.
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Satan: Freedom Fighter Turned Dictator
“Paradise Lost” can function as a lesson in how freedom fighters become dictators. It also shows what we must do to resist this tendency.
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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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Ted Cruz’s Starring Role in “The Crucible”
Can you guess what role Ted Cruz played in “The Crucible” when in law school? And what does the play have to do with the color of the dress?
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When American Fantasies Are Dangerous
The denial of reality that has taken over certain segments of the GOP is well described by Neil Gaiman in “American Gods.” America has a long tradition of such fantasizing.
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Dickens Understood Resentment Well
When resentment threatens to hijack our politics, we would do well to turn to Dickens’ “Little Dorrit.”
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Using Kipling to Voice Despair
Roger Cohen of the New York Times turns to a Kipling poem to express his despair about the world.
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