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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18–Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day–can be read as a power move.
Textualist Judges Out of Control
Textualist judges committed the same mistake as formalists in ruling against federal subsidies for citizens who signed up for Obamacare in the federal exchanges.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Andrew Marvell, formalism, Hamlet, Obamacare, textualism, To His Coy Mistress Comments closed
Reading Lit through the Eyes of Others
Reading literature through the eyes of others brings special pleasures and insights.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged John Keats, John Milton, May Swenson, Paradise Lost, reading Comments closed
Spain No Longer a Soccer Colossus
Spain, which once did bestride the soccer world like a colossus, has been ousted from the World Cup.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Julius Caesar, Soccer, Spanish Soccer, Sports, World Cup Comments closed
NBA Playoffs: Daphne Chases Apollo
Like the topsy-turvy forest in “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the NBA playoffs are witnessing strange reversals.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Basketball, Midsummer Night's Dream, NBA playoffs, Sports Comments closed
The Bard Could Improve Lawyer Behavior
A judge makes his case about how Shakespeare can improve lawyer professionalism.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged courts of law, Hamlet, Henry VI Part II, judges, King Lear, lawyers, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, Othello, Richard II Comments closed
