January 16, 2005
What Not to Bring to the Inauguration Parade
As a bone-chilling drizzle fell on Washington, D.C., George W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States, surrounded by both his strongest supporters and his most embittered detractors. In the crowd, Texans, many conspicuous in…
November 15, 2004
Better Living in Times of Insecurity
In the coming political season, we will need to improve our tactics to defend ourselves against the rising tide of national insecurity, these tactics must not be limited to the confines of the art world, they must extend into the…
October 2, 2004
Split Screen Decisions
Bush reacts to Kerry during first Presidential Debate The first presidential debate was a contrast in the candidates’ positions as well as their style. But how you interpreted their performance depended on which network you tuned to. I recorded…
August 8, 2004
Terror Alerts Correlate with Dips in Bush’s Popularity
JuliusBlog has compiled a list of Terror Alerts issued after “bad news” for the Bush Administration was made public. It’s compelling but, as Crooked Timber points out: I don’t think that it’s too hackish to say that a lot has…
August 4, 2004
DisInformation
Republican efforts to communicate disInformation to the American Public is beginning to wear thin. The manipulation of intelligence has become obvious. Do they really think we are all fools? Well, yes, many Americans are, as Bill Maher has pointed out:…
August 2, 2004
Homeland Insecurity
Today we launched the Homeland Insecurity Advisory System, appropriately on the same day as the latest government warnings: Financial centers in New York, D.C. and northern N.J. on high terror alert because of new threats, according to the CNN report….
July 4, 2004
In Search Of
Everyone’s talking the finer points of Fahrenheit 9/11. The Lies. The Truth. You conservative bastard. Now listen here you commie liberal. Michael Moore’s a documentarian. No, his film is editorializing at its worst! Calm down, folks. It’s only a…
May 23, 2004
A Close Encounter of the Political Kind
The Mrs. and I were invited to the Veep’s house this past week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Art in Embassies program. That’s Dick and Lynn Cheney’s temporary abode. The real Ambassador in Moscow: Adam & Eve,…
April 24, 2004
Total Destruction
Vice President Dick Cheney, commenting on the current situation in Iraq and terrorism in general around the world: “Such an enemy cannot be deterred, cannot be contained, cannot be appeased, or negotiated with,” he said. “It can only be destroyed….
March 1, 2004
The Denim Truth for World Domination
“What brings you here today, Mr. Gates?” Dr. Warner thumbed through my chart without looking up. “I think I’m growing taller,” I said. “That’s impossible, Jeff. You’re 54 years old.” It appears that Levi’s®, one of the oldest maker…
November 24, 2003
Fear Incorporated
How can we win the war on terror? Isnít terror an indelible part of the human condition? Does anyone really think it can be eliminated? The Bush Administration, in its religious fervor to stamp out terror, is bent on stamping out terror (and winning the next election) by terrorizing its own constituency into submission. Strike three for reason. Read the full article in WeTheBlog.org.
September 9, 2003
When Looking Back, Remember to Look Where You’re Going
For the second year the date of awful remembrance is approaching. The day that for all of us alive today will never be just an ordinary date. September 11th is coming around again. But the anniversary this year is…
June 15, 2003
Lying: A Government Institution
There is an alternative to governmental lying. It is to tell the truth. Or, if need be, to remain silent. David Wise I, for one, believed Bill Clinton, when he publically stated he did not have sex with “that…
June 10, 2003
Explain Yourself, Mr. President
Regarding the situation in Iraq, it appears to this Senator that the American people may have been lured into accepting the unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation, in violation of long-standing International law, under false premises. Robert ByrdUnited States Senator…
April 28, 2003
Freedom of Expression Proof of Purchase
I’ve been following the saga of outspoken Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks. Freedom of Expression is a hobby of mine. So I was particularly interested in Thursday’s 20/20 Primetime interview with the trio by Diane Sawyer. That same day,…
April 4, 2003
Cold War II - Attack of the Clones
The general thought on the war being sold by the Administration and corporate media is that the result of the conflict is the limitation of the feared meme of the time, “Weapons of Mass Distruction” (“WMD”). However, as I sit…
April 1, 2003
Order and Chaos
One interesting point that has been made in the various mainstream media, especially the New York Times, is that the ideological base for US foreign policy is centered around the concept of order vs. chaos. I find this quite interesting,…
March 27, 2003
Secretary Rallies Artists
10:42 A.M. EST Washington, DC Randall M. Packer Secretary, US Department of Art & Technology THE SECRETARY: Thank you, all. (Applause.) Thank you, all, very much. I am really proud to be here with the good men and women of…
March 23, 2003
Operation Artistic Freedom
American and international artists have begun a concerted campaign ñ Operation Artistic Freedom. Our coalition is broad and from across the globe. In this declaration of war on war, our cause is just. Artists are all that stand between a…
March 21, 2003
We Declare War on War
“Weapons that change consciousness can call the war game into question.” ñ William Burroughs
March 17, 2003
National Insecurity
Under the guise of “Homeland Security,” we find ourselves today primarily a nation of insecure workers scared to death of our future, of our ability to consume corporate food at any cost, of our right to buy gas guzzling vehicles…