Macbeth: Home

Great Atlantic article drawing connections between Macbeth and the Trump presidency.

This article from the International Women's Media Foundation explores the brutal side of Idi Amin's rule.

Washington Post article that explores Ivanka Trump's use of her status to influence decision-making.

This New York Times article explores the origins of the concept and evolution of toxic masculinity.

From The Atlantic: "The popular term points toward very real problems of male violence and sexism. But it risks misrepresenting what actually causes them."

From The Atlantic: "Some thoughts on Hitler, bin Laden, and the hierarchy of wickedness."

This Guardian article is a review of Freya Berry’s debut novel The Dictator’s Wife, which "explores how tyrants deploy glamorous spouses to soften their image. Do they, too, have blood on their hands?"

This NYT article explores the way that cultures and religion connect moral and bodily purification.

Interesting Slate commentary on likenesses between Bush and Macbeth.

"A new production of Macbeth turns the Scottish king into a third-world dictator. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, says Giles Foden"