by Bartholomew St. James | Dec 11, 2020 | Political Writing
Part 1 – O Ye, of Little Faith Donald Trump is not going to just go away. Of that we can be sure. Which means we are not yet off the hook, and are going to have to continue to find ways of getting to the bottom of the Trump phenomenon. And counterintuitive as it may...
by Bartholomew St. James | Nov 10, 2020 | Political Writing
a strange kind of victory We saw a lot of celebrating on Saturday after the declaration of Biden’s win. But as I watched those celebrations, it occurred to me that a strange kind of victory was being cheered. Because those celebrations seemed strangely incongruous,...
by Bartholomew St. James | Nov 1, 2020 | Political Writing
What will Trump do if defeated on November 3? With his own personal freedom on the line, not to mention his fragile ego, Trump and his campaign are unleashing teams of lawyers, sending them all across the country to battleground counties in battleground states, with...
by Bartholomew St. James | Oct 15, 2020 | Political Writing
Three things I learned while writing a novel about Trump and his politics (Part 2 of 3) The second aspect of Trump and his politics which I came to accept while writing a novel about him, is that the Trump phenomenon is not about Trump – not really. It’s much bigger...
by Bartholomew St. James | Oct 14, 2020 | Political Writing
Three things I learned while writing a novel about Trump and his politics (Part 1 of 3) It started out as a bit of wishful thinking, and a thought experiment of sorts: What would happen if a political comedian challenged Trump in the presidential race – and did it for...
