“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” - Thomas Paine
Arguably the best-ever argument that Baum's book is a populist allegory was written by a high school teacher from Mount Vernon, NY, and published in the "American Quarterly" in 1964. Here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2710826
“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” - Thomas Paine
Arguably the best-ever argument that Baum's book is a populist allegory was written by a high school teacher from Mount Vernon, NY, and published in the "American Quarterly" in 1964. Here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2710826
As always, perceptive and timely. Thanks.