A short piece I wrote for The Washington Post this weekend concurs with the decision of the City Council of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Monday, February 6, to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from a prominent public city park in that city. I believe this was the right thing for the duly-elected local representatives […]
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Robert E. Lee: History or Public Endorsement?
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An Impeachment Lesson from American History
We have elected a president who demonstrates a remarkable degree of apathy towards and ignorance about the United States Constitution. From his vow to “protect Article XII” (the document stops at Article VII); to his apparent belief the executive branch has the power to demand apologies from the casts of Broadway plays (especially ones whose […]
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Illustrator Love: “Nothing is Purer Bostonese”
Researching my latest project, lately I have been (psychically if not physically) spending quite a bit of time in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts—and contemplating how those cities should be drawn. This has been cause for me to reacquaint myself with a favorite illustrator, Barbara Westman. My new book (the details of which I will announce […]
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