Tag Archives: Trumpism

Hamlet and a Teen Suicide Outbreak

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2021

Hamlet may give us some insight into adolescent suicides, which are on the rise.

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The Second Coming of Trumpism?

By Robin Bates | Published: September 29, 2021

Yeats’s “Second Coming” pretty much describes the current GOP, with Trump auditioning to be the rough beast.

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Longing for Consequences

By Robin Bates | Published: September 19, 2021

Reading “Washington Square” made me realize how hungry I have been for misbehaving politicians to pay for their bad behavior.

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Hurricane Ida and Murakami’s 1Q84

By Robin Bates | Published: September 7, 2021

Comparing Hurricane Id’s damage with a supernatural rainstorm in Murakami’s “1Q84” leads to interesting climate observations.

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Anti-Maskers Seized by a Fury from Hell

By Robin Bates | Published: August 25, 2021

Anti-Maskers appear to have been infused by Allecto, the black fury from hell described in “Aeneid.”

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Lit as Truth in a Self-Deceiving World

By Robin Bates | Published: August 16, 2021

When many are suffering from cognitive dissonance, the truth of literature more important than ever.

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Shelley on Commemorating Freedom

By Robin Bates | Published: July 1, 2021

Shelley’s “Hellas,” written in support of Greek independence, applies well to this year’s July 4th celebrations.

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Dante on Life beyond Resentment

By Robin Bates | Published: January 24, 2021

The envious in Dante’s “Purgatorio” shows that one can move past one’s resentments–important for the Biden administration to know.

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Move Past Trump, Embrace the Morning

By Robin Bates | Published: January 21, 2021

Life after Trump could be like emerging from an abusive relationship. Emily Bronte concludes “Wuthering Heights” with a useful image.

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