2 Comments
author

This era is both tragic and ridiculous. So what will history conclude?

Expand full comment
Jun 13, 2023·edited Jun 13, 2023

First time as tragedy, second time as farce. Examples abound: See Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Mel Brooks’ “The Producers.” History is Janus-faced. The two are opposite sides of the same coin. It was ever thus.

Expand full comment