Reading list
Shortform reading
This is an incomplete list of the shortform reading (and listening and watching) I’ve been doing lately.
The U.S. Government is Erasing Our History
And document it we must, because in addition to the removal of words now considered too “woke” to be published, entire government websites are being gutted or disappearing entirely. This should concern every US-American, regardless of political party or ideology. When I say the government is erasing our history, that “our” applies to all of us.
The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenly, I realized the pattern was strangely familiar, so I stopped and looked closely. The design turned out to be an image of Intel's Pentium chip, the start of the long-lived Pentium family.1 The weaver, Marilou Schultz, created the artwork in 1994 using traditional materials and techniques. The rug was commissioned by Intel as a gift to AISES (American Indian Science & Engineering Society) and is currently part of an art exhibition—Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction—focusing on the intersection between abstract art and woven textiles.
The Schoolhouse Gates (Podcast)
Ken White dives into the Tinker v. Des Moines case and how it has impacted freedom of speech for students on campuses today.
Fighting Words (Podcast)
In this inaugural episode of Make No Law, the First Amendment Podcast by Popehat.com, host Ken White explores the Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire case and the ensuing "fighting words" doctrine, which is often cited in disputes over free speech in the United States.