Crispin Sartwell
@crispinsartwell.bsky.social
Philosophy, political commentary, political aesthetics, music criticism, podcasts on Americana and blues music. Currently Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought.
it's completely indefensible. but there it is! here's nyt:
September 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
it's completely indefensible. but there it is! here's nyt:
that talkshow hosts have been the primary leaders of the american left over the last decade or so: is this a really good idea? ps they're all white guys, your woke leadership. this is how the guardian covers politics:
September 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
that talkshow hosts have been the primary leaders of the american left over the last decade or so: is this a really good idea? ps they're all white guys, your woke leadership. this is how the guardian covers politics:
Heather Cox Richardson, in "Letters from an American" on Sep 12, gathered every rumor and innuendo she could find to make Tyler Robinson a right-winger. Has she reflected?
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Heather Cox Richardson, in "Letters from an American" on Sep 12, gathered every rumor and innuendo she could find to make Tyler Robinson a right-winger. Has she reflected?
My mother was born May 20, 1925, and is still rolling along!
May 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My mother was born May 20, 1925, and is still rolling along!
this is coming!
April 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
this is coming!
library of peace
April 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
library of peace
Thomas Merton, ecumenical spiritual genius and Trappist monk.
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thomas Merton, ecumenical spiritual genius and Trappist monk.
And Judith Butler: the fundamental gender theorist and postmodern political philosopher.
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And Judith Butler: the fundamental gender theorist and postmodern political philosopher.
Bayard Rustin: King's teacher on this, organizer of the March on Washington, author of "Speak Truth to Power" a guidebook for nonviolent resiustance produced for the American Friends' Service Committee (1955).
March 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Bayard Rustin: King's teacher on this, organizer of the March on Washington, author of "Speak Truth to Power" a guidebook for nonviolent resiustance produced for the American Friends' Service Committee (1955).
Dorothy Day (1897-1980), radical Catholic advocate of social justice.
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dorothy Day (1897-1980), radical Catholic advocate of social justice.
American pacifists, contd:
Adin Ballou, author of "Christian Non-Resistance" and a direct influence on Tolstoy (with whom he corresponded) and hence on Gandhi and King.
Adin Ballou, author of "Christian Non-Resistance" and a direct influence on Tolstoy (with whom he corresponded) and hence on Gandhi and King.
March 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
American pacifists, contd:
Adin Ballou, author of "Christian Non-Resistance" and a direct influence on Tolstoy (with whom he corresponded) and hence on Gandhi and King.
Adin Ballou, author of "Christian Non-Resistance" and a direct influence on Tolstoy (with whom he corresponded) and hence on Gandhi and King.
William Lloyd Garrison, leader of the radical wing of American abolitionism, spearhead of the 19th century peace movement. "We cannot acknowledge allegiance to any human government; neither can we oppose any such government, by a resort to physical force." users.wfu.edu/zulick/340/p...
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
William Lloyd Garrison, leader of the radical wing of American abolitionism, spearhead of the 19th century peace movement. "We cannot acknowledge allegiance to any human government; neither can we oppose any such government, by a resort to physical force." users.wfu.edu/zulick/340/p...
Lucretia Mott (1793-1880), pioneering feminist (organizer of Seneca Falls convention) and hero of Emerson and Thoreau.
March 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lucretia Mott (1793-1880), pioneering feminist (organizer of Seneca Falls convention) and hero of Emerson and Thoreau.
American pacifists
John Woolman (1720-1772): Quaker preacher, anti-racist, and abolitionist, author of the spiritual classic The Journal of John Woolman.
John Woolman (1720-1772): Quaker preacher, anti-racist, and abolitionist, author of the spiritual classic The Journal of John Woolman.
March 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
American pacifists
John Woolman (1720-1772): Quaker preacher, anti-racist, and abolitionist, author of the spiritual classic The Journal of John Woolman.
John Woolman (1720-1772): Quaker preacher, anti-racist, and abolitionist, author of the spiritual classic The Journal of John Woolman.
Let's celebrate the beautiful, brave legacy of American pacifism, non-resistance, nonviolence, which is longer and more persistent than one might think. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Let's celebrate the beautiful, brave legacy of American pacifism, non-resistance, nonviolence, which is longer and more persistent than one might think. 🧵
Important new reporting by one Jane Winik Sartwell! @newsy1.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Important new reporting by one Jane Winik Sartwell! @newsy1.bsky.social
i’ll show you mine if you show me yours
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
i’ll show you mine if you show me yours
timothee chalamet as soren kierkegaard
#philosophybiopics
#philosophybiopics
February 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
timothee chalamet as soren kierkegaard
#philosophybiopics
#philosophybiopics
hey @zentronix.bsky.social, this book gives a theory of art in terms of or as process.
February 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
hey @zentronix.bsky.social, this book gives a theory of art in terms of or as process.
RFK was the constantly photobombing Biden. Hehehe it's meeee!
January 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
RFK was the constantly photobombing Biden. Hehehe it's meeee!
Garvey was a deep influence on Malcolm X, whose parents were active in the UNIA.
January 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Garvey was a deep influence on Malcolm X, whose parents were active in the UNIA.
Garvey's movement and writings inspired anti-colonial movements throughout Africa.
January 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Garvey's movement and writings inspired anti-colonial movements throughout Africa.
Garvey and his movement invented or defined 'black pride' and 'black power.'
January 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Garvey and his movement invented or defined 'black pride' and 'black power.'
Marcus Garvey (just pardoned by Biden) founded a world religion, or is its prophet.
January 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Marcus Garvey (just pardoned by Biden) founded a world religion, or is its prophet.
better image of that book
January 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
better image of that book