Carla Seaquist“The Custom of the Country” by Edith WhartonGetting and spending is “the custom of the country” under review in this 1913 novel by perhaps the acutest observer ever of American…Nov 22Nov 22
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Why Nations Fail”by Daron Acemoglu and James A. RobinsonOct 191Oct 191
Carla SeaquistPlays for Our Times: “An Enemy of the People”or Idealism Descended to EgoismSep 302Sep 302
Carla SeaquistThe Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent“Easy is the descent to the lower depths; but to retrace your steps and to escape to the upper air — this is the task, this is the toil.”…Aug 148Aug 148
Carla SeaquistWith Biden Stepping Aside, There’s Hope Now that Democrats Can Save DemocracyWhen I first heard President Biden was stepping aside as the Democratic nominee, my first thought was: “There’s hope — hope for democracy.”Jul 234Jul 234
Carla SeaquistFilms for Our Times: “12 Angry Men”Fourth in an ongoing series, Films for Our TimesJul 114Jul 114
Carla SeaquistA Fourth of July Vow: In November, We’ll All Vote for DemocracyOn the Fourth of July, we Americans love to celebrate, noisily with firecrackers, our beloved American Democracy — a form of government…Jul 73Jul 73
Carla SeaquistTo Save Our Democracy, Biden Must Step Aside as the Dems’ NomineeIn his cognitive impairment — which impairment became immediately apparent as last night’s Biden-Trump debate got underway — Joe Biden has…Jun 2811Jun 2811
Carla SeaquistWalt Whitman’s “Democratic Vistas”: Imagining Democracy’s SoulmoliticsWalt Whitman (1819–1892) — American bard of the 19th century who famously claimed “I contain multitudes” — had a vision of…Jun 204Jun 204
Carla SeaquistBenjamin Franklin: Founding Father for Our Times (Documentary)enjThe era of the American Revolution and our nation’s founding can seem so far away. Not only temporally — almost 250 years have elapsed…Jun 124Jun 124