Category Archives: politics

The Lace Collar

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Art for Housewives

This post was written for young women who haven’t studied history and for those, no longer young, who, in the words of George Santayana, refuse to remember the past and are thus condemned to repeat it. This post is dedicated … Continue reading →

Posted in female consciousness, People, politics, Volver the cat | Tagged Feminists, Ruth Ginsburg, Volver the cat, Women's Rights | 6 Comments

Vis-à-vis With God

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Art for Housewives

God is not a weapon. God is not a sword to be welded against another child of God. God is not personal property. He does not exclusively belong to you or to anyone else. You are not God’s press agent … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Rome/Italy | Tagged Catholics, China, First Amendment, Lee Godie, Mike Pompeo, Pope Francis, Separation of Church and State, Vatican | Leave a comment

Nazim Hikmet, poet with a cause

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Art for Housewives

I bought a book of his poetry at the train station in Milano just because of a phrase on the dust jacket: You are my enslavement and my freedom. Nazim Hikmet was the first modern poet from Turkey. Born in the … Continue reading →