Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

Leo, the Napoleon of Rightwing Courts

By Robin Bates | Published: February 21, 2024

Leonard Leo, who has been successful remaking the Supreme Court, resembles Doyle’s Professor Moriarty.

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The Trumpists That Didn’t Bark

By Robin Bates | Published: August 23, 2023

There a dog that’s not barking in Trump World at the moment: Trumpists are not showing up at his indictments.

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Moriarty and SCOTUS’s Dark Web

By Robin Bates | Published: June 25, 2023

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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Mueller Demythologized

By Robin Bates | Published: July 24, 2019

Thursday I’ve written a lot about people’s hopes in Robert Mueller, which helps explain the palpable disappointment in his performance yesterday before two Congressional committees. From one perspective, there’s no reason to feel let down. After all, his report exposed one of the great scandals in American history: our president welcomed and encouraged Russian election […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "In the Pine Woods Crows and Owl", Arthur Conan Doyle, Crime and Punishment, David Lodge, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean Renoir, Mueller Report, Robert Mueller, Rules of the Game, Russia investigation, Small World | Comments closed

Sherlock: Hard-Boiled or Soft-Boiled?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 17, 2019

Tuesday I share today an Alexis Hall essay I encountered in CrimeReads arguing that Sherlock Holmes is a hard-boiled detective. (Thanks to Literary Hub for the alert.) For those who study detective fiction, the thesis is startling because Holmes is generally grouped with the soft-boiled or puzzle-solving detectives, more like Dupin, Poirot, Miss Marple, Nero […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, existentialism, Farewell My Lovely, Maltese Falcon, Raymond Chandler | Comments closed

McConnell as Moriarty, Trump as Figaro

By Robin Bates | Published: December 11, 2016

Mitch McConnell is proving himself to be a veritable Moriarty in his ability to weave devious plots to get his way. Trump, by contrast, is more a trickster figure a la Figaro or Mac the Knife.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Beggar's Opera, Caron de Beaumarchais, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, John Gay, Marriage of Figaro, Mitch McConnell, Moriarty, politics | Comments closed

Is Tiger, Like Sherlock, Presumed Dead?

By Robin Bates | Published: April 12, 2014

Sherlock Holmes had an unexpected second act. Can Tiger Woods have one as well?

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Updated Sherlock: Game Is Still On

By Robin Bates | Published: February 11, 2014

“Sherlock” plays wonderful variations on the original Sherlock Holmes stories.

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