Government
Jun. 10, 2017
More theatrical: politics or theater?
Though our political culture tends to scorn real culture and candidates like to talk about their all-around regular Joe-dom, a surprising number of presidents have had refined tastes, and some even had talent.
James Attridge
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U Denver School of Law
James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.
The Tony Awards will air on Sunday, honoring the leading lights of America's second most theatrical institution: the theatre. More theatrical is politics, now more theatrical than ever given that we are led by a Falstaff who fancies himself a Macbeth as he struts and frets his hour upon the stage hating moors while threatening to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
The recent success of "Hamilton" reminds us that history is no stranger to the footlights. It's hard to imagine Shak...
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