“We’re now living in the era of the McConnell court.” Frontline explains in documentary, Supreme Revenge.
In what may be one of the best one-hour explainer videos in the recent history of PBS’ Frontline, producers go …
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A discussion with Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel around Kalb’s new book, Enemy of the People.
This afternoon, I watched an insightful conversation hosted by Carnegie President William J. Burns It was an hour of discussion …
“got milk?” was a great ad campaign. It ran for 20 years. Trump’s take on it won’t play so well.
Based on this recently discovered spec ad, imitation may be the best form of flattery. But, satire—most often—isn’t.
“And, then Trump says…” The ultimate crossword puzzle of not-so presidential sayings and tweets.
I’ve always been a fan of learning through gamification, so I’ve created a BrockelPuzzle™ to share some of the astounding …
SAG-AFTRA President, Gabrielle Carteris, urges you to vote. And, in a civil, thoughtful way.
I’ve be a member of SAG-AFTRA for well over 40 years—in the 70s, I joined the unions—SAG and AFTRA were …
50 years ago this month, the Catonsville 9 burned draft records in a suburban Baltimore parking lot.
What led a group of nine ordinary Americans—including an artist, a nurse, and three clergymen—to seize several hundred draft records …
The Trumps asked to borrow a van Gogh from the Guggenheim; head curator had a better idea.
The Washington Post’s Paul Schwartzman is reporting that the White House asked the Guggenheim for a loan of Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 …
Our self-congratulatory president is an embarrassment; America is becoming the World’s Clown Car.
My take on a HuffPost compilation of Trump’s “I, I, I, Me, Me, Me, and Me proclamations. Stop the insanity. …
A thoughtful response to the Statue of Liberty debate from art critic & ARTnews editor, Andrew Russeth.
Andrew Russeth says: “Good evening!“As you may have heard, Trump adviser Stephen Miller offered a history lesson on the Statue …
