Tag Archives: Trumpism

Will AI Be Used To Suppress Votes?

By Robin Bates | Published: January 24, 2024

In 1973, an Angela Carter predicted the power of unreality to take over our lives. In 2024, AI may be proving her right.

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Trump as Frankenstein’s Creature

By Robin Bates | Published: September 10, 2023

A perfect British takedown of Trump references “Frankenstein.”

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Authoritarians Long to Act with Impunity

By Robin Bates | Published: June 13, 2023

Authoritarians long to act with impunity. H.G. Wells captures this fantasy in “The Invisible Man.”

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Trump, His Enablers, and “The Third Man”

By Robin Bates | Published: June 12, 2023

Graham Greene’s “The Third Man” captures the kind of evil we see in Trump and his enablers.

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Trumpists Resemble Dracula’s Renfield

By Robin Bates | Published: October 17, 2022

A “New York Magazine” columnist has compared Trumpists and Trump enablers to Renfield in “Dracula.” The comparison is an apt one.

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GOP Operatives as Dorian Gray

By Robin Bates | Published: July 11, 2022

Cynicism marks many of those who have sold their souls to Trump, making “Dorian Gray” a good lens through which to view them.

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Will Jan. 6 Evidence Change GOP Minds?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 13, 2022

Will Trump supporters believe the findings of the January 6 investigation committee? Brecht cautions against optimism in such cases.

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Carter Captures Trumpian Unreality

By Robin Bates | Published: December 1, 2021

Angela Carter’s “Infernal Machines of Doctor Hoffman” captures the unreality of the Trump years.

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