Jeff Strabone

Representative Todd Akin, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri, and Hafez al-Assad, the late dictator of Syria, have a lot in...

If anyone had any doubt that petroleum, coal, and gas interests control the Republican Party (and much of the Democratic Party), it's ti...

My most recent article for 3 Quarks Daily is the first of a two-part series on the electoral college. In part one, I use arithmetic to over...

The Ministry of Information is getting set to resume business soon. Check this space next month. In the meanwhile, do feel encouraged to rea...

Cy Twombly continued to produce extraordinary work right up until his death last week. Although his paintings often included text, they chal...

My latest contribution to 3 Quarks Daily is now available for your reading pleasure. The subject is hydraulic fracturing, 'fracking...

A very fine artist whose work you should see has just forwarded me a link to Charlie Rose's interview of Richard Serra , broadcast Apri...

Earlier today, President Obama released his 'long-form birth certificate' on the premise that doing so would enable American politi...

Last week I contributed an article on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of Richard Serra's drawing to 3 Quarks Daily . Do ...

My latest contribution to 3 Quarks Daily provides fresh thoughts on the nascent Arab revolutions. Do feel encouraged to read it.

More evidence of Republican zealotry/insanity, as if more were needed: Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas wants to eliminate the state arts co...

I have grown as weary of President Obama's premature compromises and bad salesmanship as the next Democrat. As I have pointed out elsewh...