Much as we would like it to be the case, there is no connection between good character and good art. — here

…it is really nothing more than a terminological error to label governments “public” and corporations “private” when it is the latter that often have the strongest incentives to respond to social needs. A company that alienates a community will soon be forced to retreat from it, but the government is always there. — there (via)

The human animal constantly searches for new expressions of creativity, which only assures me that we are creators, not mere consumers. What a birthright! — here