Tag Archives: Shakespeare in Politics

The Curious History of American Exceptionalism

Posted on April 7, 2022 by jimmie

Francois Mitterrand, the longest serving president of France (1981-1985), not long before he died (1996), made this quite extraordinary statement: “France does not know it, but she is at war with America. A permanent, vital, economic war, and only apparently … Continue reading →

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Trillary’s Victory

Posted on April 13, 2017 by jimmie

The Western media has launched a volley of sycophantic praise of Trump’s victory in the great American raid on a Syrian airport, which produced new dead, though fewer than what is now routinely accepted as a lugubrious normal. Nevertheless, it … Continue reading →

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Plato Among Pundits, a Dialog

Posted on March 14, 2017 by jimmie

Dialog on the Common Good, the Will of the People, the Thought Unique and why Democrats refuse to accept the results of the elections. I loaded my unimpressive weekly groceries onto the carrier belt and the counter lady said, “A … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Pictures

Posted on September 10, 2015 by jimmie

Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used.  Othello, act 2, sc. 1 We accept that deception is to the art of government, what the brush is to the art of painting. But there are instances where deception oversteps even … Continue reading →

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Terror On The Paris Express

Posted on August 29, 2015 by jimmie

“Who cannot steal a shape that means deceit?” (King Henry VI p2, act 3) I was determined to believe that the drama on the fast train to Paris, was a stellar victory in the War on Terror. The mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Victory in the War on Terror

Posted on April 7, 2015 by jimmie

“… out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety” King Henry IV, part 1 The FBI has stealthily uncovered and arrested two dangerous New York terrorists of the gentler sex, who were conspiring to use a weapon of … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Language, War and Madness

Posted on October 17, 2014 by jimmie

“Mad call I it; for, to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else but mad” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) That language continuously evolves needs no demonstration. It is commonly overlooked, however, how certain words or expressions … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Patriotism and Exceptionalism

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jimmie

“…there’s not one wise man among twenty that will praise himself.” Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, sc. 2 The term “Patria” or homeland is, of course, of Latin origin, meaning “land of the fathers”. In turn, presidents’ patriotic speeches … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Parallel Revolutions. Ukraine and the Shays’ Rebellion

Posted on April 28, 2014 by jimmie

“Treason and murder ever kept together, As two yoke-devils sworn to either’s purpose” King Henry V, act 2, sc. 2 The Greek writer Plutarch is famous for his “Parallel Lives”, in which he arranged the biographies of famous figures of … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Appearances and the Jones Plantation

Posted on April 13, 2014 by jimmie

“Who makes the fairest show, means most deceit” (Pericles, act 1, sc. 4) Cornel West  is an African-American philosopher, academic, activist, author and public intellectual. He defines himself as a “blues man in the world of the mind, and a … Continue reading →

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