Rob's Blog
The Murder of George Floyd: The Longest Running Play in America
Why the murder of George Floyd reflects American history.
Thomas Jefferson: One Man, Two Legacies
Questions raised by the display of AWTT portraits at Monticello.
The Coronavirus and Why We Have Government
How our government has failed us during the coronavirus epidemic – and a call to action.
George W’s Innocence Project
I’ve got a stone in my shoe. It’s been there for 18 painful years. I can’t seem to accommodate myself to it. Because every so
To Stand Up a Stone
Artist Robert Shetterly contemplates how acts of courage are like standing up stones.
Who Will Save Us from the Climate Crisis?
From Robert Shetterly’s opening address at the Climate Convergence Conference in Blue Hill, Maine on July 20, 2019. I begin with Gauguin’s great painting which
Death of a Warbler
I was sitting at the kitchen table reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s article in The New Yorker (May 20, 2019) about species extinction. Such a litany of
On Getting Arrested at Bath Iron Works
A couple of weeks ago I chose to get arrested at a demonstration at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine. The day was cold,