Tag Archives: Tom Stoppard

How Trump Is Changing the Discourse

Adam Gopnik of “New Yorker” and Andrew Sullivan of “New York” are very, very frightened by the rise of Trump. As they explain why, they quote Tom Stoppard, Sinclair Lewis, Mark Twain, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Plato.

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The Real Victims of Deflategate

Two characters from “Hamlet” have been invoked in Tom Brady’s deflategate scandal. Can you guess which ones?

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Quick Note on Rick Perry’s “Oops”

Rick Perry’s “oops” moment in last night’s Republican debates brings to mind a passage in a Tom Stoppard play.

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