Jack London’s 1908 dystopian novel “The Iron Heel” anticipates a U.S. president refusing to give up power.
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Jack London Predicted January 6
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Comstock and L. Leo as Hugo’s Javert
Billionaire and Catholic fanatic Leonard Leo wants to bring back the Comstock Act. In his relentlessness, think of him as Hugo’s Javert.
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Moriarty and SCOTUS’s Dark Web
The Moriarty of America’s judicial system is Leonard Leo, who keeps a low profile as he links SCOTUS justices with rightwing billionaires.
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Camilla, the Woman Who Fights Back
Camilla is a woman who fights back against Aeneas. It prove to be all in vain, which may be the case of those opposing rightwing justices on the Supreme Court.
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Jack Burden, We Need You on Kavanaugh
The GOP is currently hiding Judge Kavanaugh’s past in the George W. Bush White House. Needed is Jack Burden from “All the King’s Men.”
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i sing of Kaepernick glad and big
The case of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem brings to mind E. E. Cummings’s “i sing of Olaf,” where an American conscientious objector refuses to honor the flag and is tortured.
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Now, Gods, Stand Up for Trump!
When traditional institutions like the government or the Supreme Court are undermined, the way is cleared for the rise of liar like Trump.
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