There’s a recent Op-Ed in the Times that talks about false choices. Republican politicians seem very fond of them, as do some of the Big Business boosters out there. Thomas Friedman cites an example or two. For example, “We can wear masks and social distance OR we can open our …
Every American should be able to exercise their right to vote. I strenuously disagree with the notion promoted by some state legislatures that “voting is … a privilege to be enjoyed by “worthy” people and not by others.” I can think of few more shameful civic behaviors in America than …
In keeping with our intention to post two weeks (or so) of early and absentee voting information as an Art for Art’s Sake Press public service announcement, here are your options if you live in Maine, California, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and Georgia. Oct. 4 Maine Oct. 5 California, …
As I said last weekend, it’s public service announcement time here at Art for Art’s Sake Press. We want everyone to exercise their right to vote. To do that, we’re adding special posts to give readers a heads-up on when their states open the window for early or absentee voting. …
It’s public service announcement time here at Art for Art’s Sake Press. We want everyone to exercise their right to vote. To do that, we’ll add special posts to give readers a heads-up on when their states open the window for early or absentee voting. So first out of the …
Words matter. I think we can all agree that just as a rose is not a dandelion, a bullet is not a stick. And we should also be able to agree that protest is not necessarily anarchy. Calling Black Lives Matter protesters “domestic terrorists,” while waving away the fact that …
I’m the first to admit it: I haven’t Timothy’s stomach for “watch the opposition so they can’t surprise you.” I’ve avoided watching the revisionist history show that is apparently this year’s Republican National Convention. Instead, I read the day-after analysis, and have talked with the few people of my acquaintance …
Political campaigns often seek to cast the candidate as a person of power, intellect and experience. (In the case of Trump, these were less important than presenting him as a person with wealth.) They rarely emphasize humble beginnings, personal sorrows or a modest nature. But after three years of the …
Timothy and I were closely allied political wonks. (I won’t say junkies, because it was candidates’ policies we were more interested in than fistfights between politicians.) We often watched the Democratic National Convention online together, as well as debates, campaign news, & etc & etc. I was therefore thrilled to …
I’ve always been fond of the Magritte painting titled “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.” Aside from its entertaining Surrealist street-cred, I like the phrase because I can apply it in my head to so many things that are not what they appear. This afternoon, I formulated a new non-equivalence. ≠ …
