Crispin Sartwell teaches philosophy at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His latest book is Beauty: A Quick Immersion.
Frederic Jameson: Beloved Authoritarian
His famous erudition was attached to his nightmare politics.
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The Defiant Trump Image That Made Critics Join the Cult
How a single photograph transformed Trump into a mythical leader for some critics and supporters alike.
Free the Art! Sell the Art!
Countless works of art are locked in museum basements. Why not put them back on the open market?
Propaganda Art Gets Boost in Biden Budget
What else is government-funded art but propaganda for the rulers?
Wittgenstein vs. the Woke
A generation of activists has imbued words and sounds with superstition.
On the Money: Presidential Portraiture and Power in D.C.
Kehinde Wiley's pre-presidential works criticized inequalities and hierarchies of power. His presidential portrait doesn't do the same.
