Fall 2026 Special Edition
"Two months until the midterms"
"Two months until the midterms"
Some quotes and music, some posts from the WITW archives, a few new finds, some news and commentary,
Quotes
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Teddy Roosevelt
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
“There are millions of Americans — one fifth of our people— who have not shared in the abundance… The war on poverty is not a struggle simply to support people… It is a struggle to give people a chance.” - Lyndon B. Johnson
Music
Songs recently found or rediscovered plus a few from Bonnie Tyler, whom we lost in July.
Follow the link to the music: Green Day, The Ramones, D4VD, Peter Tosh, Bonnie Tyler
Posts and Links
NEW POSTS
"Isn't Church Supposed to Make You Better?" - David French's opinion piece relayed the distaste that Gen Z feels towards organized religion because of its embrace of a vulgar and corrupt president. Personal traits and behavior aside, the question might also be asked, "What can church-going MAGA supporters possibly be thinking about Trump policies and practices that are so contrary to the religion they profess to practice?" Implications for the midterms as Trump's approval drops among former MAGA stalwarts.
Isabel Nolan 's Epic Installation at the 2026 Venice Biennale - Irish artist Isabel Nolan's works incorporate sculptures, paintings, textile works, photographs, and writing. Her subject matter is similarly comprehensive, taking in cosmological phenomena, religious reliquaries, Greco-Roman sculptures and literary/historical figures. Nolan's Dreamshook installation at the Venice Biennale garnered critical acclaim for its intellectual depth, material richness, and emotional subtlety.
From the WITW Archives
Bob Dylan's Revolutionary Trilogy (December 2024): June 20 was the 60th anniversary of Blonde on Blonde.
The Religious Left (September 2020): What we call progressive values are present at the heart of all religions.
Hiroshima at 75 (August 2020): In 2025, the nine nuclear-armed states spent nearly $120 billion on their nuclear arsenals – the highest annual amount ever recorded.
Wabi-Sabi - beauty found in imperfection (January 2019)
Ikigai - "why you get up in the morning"(October 2018)
From the Web
8 Japanese Philosophies for Purposeful Living (Nice News)
The DSA Was Born in the Catholic Church (Christopher Hale)
Photo credit: Fall colors at Lake Kawaguchiko with Mt. Fuji in the background. Thitivong / iStock