Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

For GOP, Hellish Descent Is the Easy Part

By Robin Bates | Published: March 16, 2022

NeverTrumper Bill Krisol recently quoted Virgil in revealing that he may have to vote for a Democrat in the next presidential election.

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Putin, Like Satan, Assaults Humankind

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2022

Putin invading Ukraine is very much like Satan’s attack on Adam and Eve in Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”

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Vladimir Putin as Sauron

By Robin Bates | Published: March 3, 2022

Putin resembles Sauron in various unsettling ways–and like as with Sauron, the world had a chance to stop him early and failed.

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Zelenskyy Cites a Russian Poem

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2022

In an attempt to shame the Russian invaders, the Ukraine president cited a popular Russian poem.

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Putin Quoting Tolstoy? Puleeze!

By Robin Bates | Published: June 21, 2021

Putin claimed to quote Tolstoy but didn’t in his meeting with Biden. What he says is reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor’s Misfit, however.

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Trump Crimes in Plain Sight (Poe, Borges)

By Robin Bates | Published: August 8, 2018

To understand how Trump can commit crimes in plain sight, read Poe and Borges.

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Donald Trump as Saruman

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2018

Like Saruman, Trump isn’t interested in traditional alliances but wants to link up directly with Sauron (a.k.a. Vladimir Putin).

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Robert Mueller as a Savior Ent?

By Robin Bates | Published: December 11, 2017

The Russian trolls that interfered with the 2016 election resemble the Orcs attacking Helm’s Deep in “Lord of the Rings.” Do we have a version of the Ents in Robert Mueller to save us?

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