A “Guardian” article applies Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Dead Statesman” to those irresponsible politicians who brought about Brexit. The poem applies equally well to Donald Trump.
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Kipling Perfectly Describes Brexiteers
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How Kipling’s Kaa Would Fight ISIS
ISIS resembles the Monkey People in Kipling’s “Jungle Book” in the way it craves attention. It is defeated by Kaa, but the authoritarian python brings his own set of problems, a fascist reaction to anarchy.
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Kobe: The Lone Wolf Going Down
Kobe is both like and unlike Akela, the Lone Wolf in “The Jungle Books.”
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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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A Kipling Response to the V.A. Scandal
Kipling predicted the V.A. scandal in his 1892 poem “Tommy.”
Mowgli, a Tea Party Libertarian?
Although Kipling’s “Jungle Books” sometimes read like a rightwing fantasy, there’s a progressive element as well.
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Mowgli Upsets Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals losing to San Diego is like Shere Khan losing to Mowgli.
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A Reminder Not to Forget War’s Ravages
Kipling’s “Recessional” curiously isn’t the imperialistic war poem that would have expected at Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee.