Michael McGowan

#TrumpTreadsOnUs

2/2: The people of the United States, meanwhile, will be fighting amongst themselves without adequate leadership while the world becomes a bit less free. (If the Greatest Generation could see us now, I suspect they'd be ashamed.)

1/2: The big picture is coming into focus: Putin will finish the job in Ukraine without a security guarantee from the United States, and then head to the Baltic States shortly thereafter.

YouTube video by Frontlinebreakthrough David Foster Wallace and the problem of loneliness

Happy Birthday, #DavidFosterWallace, who gave a prescient warning about our immersion in digital worlds and the self-centeredness that results from hyper-individualized media intake. He'd be 63 today. Let us pay attention to the world and people around us in order that we may show more #compassion.

It's time for a non-partisan Constitutional Amendment to treat #pardons like nominees: the President would nominate and the people's #Senate votes. Between #Biden's son and #Trump's (way worse) insurrectionists, abuse is rampant. Restore #lawandorder.

Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

I can't wait to see this! Ken Burns is an American treasure.

Democrats should lean into the institutionalism that characterized the end of the Harris campaign. If Trump oversteps, as he surely will, Dems must ground their opposition in something real, enduring, valuable, and stable. Our sacred American institutions are a great option for redefining the DNC.

YouTube video by Frontiers Music srl Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Official Music Video)

Greetings BlueSky! Glad to be here. youtu.be/swYdKF1MpWg