What’s Called For?

What’s Called For?

“What have you given us, Mr. Franklin?”
“A Republic madam, if you can keep it!”

Demagogue
A “demagogue” (from the Greek: Demos “the People” + Agogos “leading”)

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa
(Latin: “scraped tablet” or “clean slate”)

Tabula Rasa is a Latin phrase often translated as “blank slate” in English and originates from the Roman “Tabula:” a smooth piece of slate covered

Asking Too Much?

Asking Too Much?

“Stop me if I get shrill!”
– Editorial Team Admonition

Ethics requires neither an Axe nor a Scale. It simply takes things

Magic Carpet Ride

Magic Carpet Ride

“Art is a doorway out of our comfortable mental neighborhood and into someplace totally different… It disrupts our cherished modes of perception, our considerations about color, shape, content and spatial relationships.

Embrace Your Insecurity

“The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take into your life.”

Most of us had a moment in childhood where we were “weighed, measured and found wanting,” perhaps by our peers, our parents, a teacher or a snooty restaurant Maître D’…