Check It Out

I stumbled onto this website today and thought I would pass along the link. It provides information on an art project/book by the artist Robert Shetterly celebrating, as the title puts it, Americans Who Tell the Truth (aimed primarily at young people). It's a fairly eclectic group, contemporary and historic, each represented by a portrait, quote and brief biography. In every case, these are the kinds of people who deserve more of the public's attention than the legions of blowhards presently corrupting our social and political discourse (mainly because our media gatekeepers favor loud noisy confrontation over thoughtful analysis and discussion). Maybe this project will help to start re-establishing their place in the public consciousness, though I admit that seems like a mighty tall order at this point.