Author’s note: I wrote this piece when I was painting John Brown’s portrait back in 2012. It was my attempt to sort out the complex aspects of his character and clarify my attraction to legacy, my admiration for his fierce courage and commitment despite his darker reputation. Once the portrait was completed, I set these […]| Americans Who Tell The Truth
The Sunday Bulletin's editorial on Math 6, 1966 was carefully crafted. Headlined "The Winds of Doctrine," it introduced a ten-part series "The Left and The Right -- A View from Within." New to the Philadelphia paper, my first assignment was to "join" the antiwar movement as an "undercover" reporter, while…| Eugene L. Meyer
I know I am getting old. My beard is turning grey, my hair is thinning and I have had to start wearing bifocals just to type this blog post. I keep a poster of a Dumbledore quote hanging in my room “‘Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty, if […]| Classroom Powerups