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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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Graham Greene on Real Christianity

By Robin Bates | Published: July 15, 2019

Tuesday I applaud Washington Post’s conservative Michael Gerson, architect of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism,” for a recent column using Graham Greene to critique Trump-supporting rightwing evangelicals. Applying Greene’s Power and Glory, Gerson essentially accuses these so-called Christians of opting for piety over love. Since Graham’s distinction may be unclear to many, I’ll let Gerson […]

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Christopher Hitchens, Literary Bully

By Robin Bates | Published: July 6, 2010

I confess to bristling when I hear the name Christopher Hitchens.The intellectual provocateur has been in the news recently, first for publishing his memoirs and second for contracting throat cancer.Although he is smart and well read, he has always struck me as a self-righteous intellectual bully, one who is more interested in toppling icons than […]

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