Issues of debate from 250 years ago…
Tag Archives: democracy
Kensington Sketchbook
Talking greenspace, neighbors, challenges of local government, & more…
“The King of America” 👑⛏️ Thomas Paine / Common Sense (1776)
It’s early 1776, & Tom Paine has an idea for a new civic holiday…
“Under Absolute Despotism” 📜 Declaration of Independence (1776)
Revolution as civic duty…
“From a Small Spark” 🔥 Thomas Paine (1792)
Envisioning worldwide awakening in “The Rights of Man (Part the 2nd)”
“Objects of the most Stupendous Magnitude…” 🌠 John Adams (9 June 1776)
Writing from the Continental Congress, on the eve of the Declaration of Independence!
i2i Tabletop Art Gallery🖍️ (Drawings & Notes by Participants)
Here are a few of the beautiful notes drawn on the tables @ i2i-2026!
i2i Symposium 2026
“Reweaving the Social Fabric of our Communities”
“Endless Invasion” 📜 (January 2026 Doodle)
Diary-doodling along with the chaos of life… (WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?)
“What Is Fascism?” 📖 U.S. War Dept. (1945)
Chilling lessons & predictions from 80 years ago…
“Totalitarian Belief” 💭 Hannah Arendt (1951)
The Past is indeed past, but it offers us lessons for today — IF we pay attention.
Lincoln’s SPECIAL MESSAGE to Congress (4 July, 1861)
A warning about Democracy, from a wartime president.
