President Obama vs. Richard III: the monumental tragedy of Machiavellian politics
[I recently responded to a comment at DailyKos claiming that Shakespeare’s Richard III has no modern rival, when it comes to the character’s charm, brilliance, and malevolence. Who in today’s shabby world could match the Bard’s misshapen misanthrope with regard to those three qualities? Karl Rove and David Brock, two of the more disgustingly amoral strategists of the far-right, are… Read More »President Obama vs. Richard III: the monumental tragedy of Machiavellian politics