Tag Archives: public corruption

Percy Shelley’s Cry for Freedom

By Robin Bates | Published: March 9, 2025

“England in 1819,” written to protest George III and the Peterloo Massacre, sounds all too relevant today.

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Trump Resembles Dante’s Corrupt Popes

By Robin Bates | Published: February 1, 2021

Trump’s resemblance to Antipope Benedict XIII spells trouble for America’s immediate future. We’ve already seen his resemblance to Dante’s Boniface VIII.

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How Tolstoy Would Judge Jeff Sessions

By Robin Bates | Published: September 22, 2017

Leo Tolstoy, who calls out public officials who abuse the public trust, would have choice words for the American attorney general.

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