The Stories We Tell Ourselves

October 23rd, 2021 2:51 PM

Narcissus was a beautiful hunter in ancient Greece. He shunned all romantic advances. None were as beautiful as he knew himself to be, so there was no reason for a relationship with anyone. Eventually, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water by a stream. He stared so lovingly and longingly at himself, unmoved and unmoving, staying and staring till death. The gods…

Newsweek's Fineman: Rep. John Dingell is Aaron to Obama's Moses

March 23rd, 2010 4:07 PM
For as much as we on the Right have lambasted the liberal media for religious metaphors when it comes to Barack Obama, you'd think they'd eventually learn their lesson. But apparently they just can't help themselves, particularly now that ObamaCare has passed and they see America entering into a progressive Promised Land.Here's Howard Fineman from a March 23 Newsweek Gaggle blog post published…