Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching novel “I Shall Wear Midnight” is a good counter to Christofascism.
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Tag Archives: Terry Pratchett
Pratchett’s Response to Intolerance
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Good Omens and Vladimir Putin
To imagine the reluctance of Russian soldiers to fight, check out this scene in “Good Omens.”
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Pratchett’s Solution to Police Violence
Wednesday That Breonna Taylor’s family is receiving a $12 million settlement and the promise of police reform following her wrongful shooting by Louisville police is in part a testimony to Black Lives Matters protests and other instances of public pressure. Without them, we might not even know her name. With that in mind, I return […]
Battling Our Inner Darkness
Terry Pratchett’s “Thud!” deals with violence–both the violence we are witnessing around us and the violent thoughts these call up within ourselves. It helps explain police brutality.
A Pratchett Drama about Conmen
Pratchett’s “Going Postal,” a novel about a conman, captures much about our own Conman-in-Chief.
Pratchett’s Ideal Teacher
Terry Pratchett describes his ideal teacher in “Thief of Time.”
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Pratchett Responds to Racist Politics
Terry Pratchett’s “Feet of Clay” argues humorously for diversity, immigration, and responsible governance.
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Pratchett Understands Amoral Enablers
For a spot-on depiction of GOP enablers of Donald Trump, check out the civic leaders in Terry Pratchett’s “Guards! Guards!”
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Pratchett’s Witches to the Rescue
Terry Prachett’s comic fantasy sometimes describes our political reality as well as sophisticated political science.
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