Month: June 2014

Pointless Anti-Establishmentarianism

Any anti-Establishment movement worth its salt seeks to become the Establishment. In the 1960’s, countercultural forces wanted to end Jim Crow, fight for women’s “liberation,” and keep our country out of...

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Rick Santorum is Not a Populist

Back in 2012, when Rick Santorum was riding high and winning primaries and caucuses in his competition with Mitt Romney, Simon van Zuylen-Wood became concerned about the coverage of Santorum’s campaign. He wasn’t...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.462

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with painting of the Cold Spring, New York house.  The photo that I will be using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 8×8...

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George Will Could Have Joined the Debate

The sad thing about George Will’s latest fiasco is that he had a point, as you can learn from reading Simon Van Zuylen-Wood’s piece on sexual misconduct at Swarthmore College. There really is a conflict between...

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The State of the U.S.A. Today In One Image

This image below appeared on my computer screen while I was browsing the mainstream media news as Google News presents it. It just about says it all. Examine it in detail. What do you see? Later, after a few people hopefully...

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