In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.  -—Buddha

                                                                                                                                                      

You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there. 

                                                                                                                              —Yogi Berra

                                                                                                      Writing and illustrating this blog will give me a chance to engage 
in commentary that I refrain from on my website, Facebook, and Instagram sites.

From Buddha to Yogi Berra I try to look at history, the present, 
and the future through the eyes of revered philosophers, spiritual sages, and world leaders whose vision points either forward or backward depending on how the wind is shifting.

(Left—self-portrait with background credit to Yayoi Kusama)

JUSTICE

Since the founding of our nation American political thought has had an enduring focus on justice. The concept of justice and equal protection rights has been questioned recently in response to the proposed Immigration Ban.

The Preamble to the American Constitution says that one of its primary goals is to “establish justice.”  In 1788 James Madison wrote in The Federalist Papers that "justice should be the goal of all government and of all civil society, that people are willing to risk even liberty in its pursuit."  

I created this piece, entitled “Justice,” after traveling through Eastern Europe and considering how every society has had to define justice in pursuit of freedom.

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