Ben Van Dyke

Designer / educator / Michigan State University

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The United States is functionally an oligarchy. Three people direct almost all federal policy: the president, the speaker of the House, and the Senate majority leader. The real threat to democracy is this unrepresentative power structure, regardless of which party controls it.

[John Taylor Gatto @realjohngatto]

Do we really need school?

I don't mean education, just forced schooling:

six classes a day,
five days a week,
nine months a year,
for twelve years.

Is this deadly routine really necessary?

And if so, for what?

[Dr. Asatar Bair @asatarbair]

It’s wild that the country with the largest prison population, in which inmates are enslaved, and in which people are routinely publicly executed by police, can ever call another country ‘authoritarian’

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Politicians will not only find a way to make inflation worse, but they’ll also call it the Inflation Reduction Act and insist that you thank them for it.

[Ken Olin @kenolin1]

How about we give Russia Trump and they free Brittney Griner? @brittneygriner

[The Hill @thehill]

More than 700K sign petition calling for Clarence Thomas to be impeached https://t.co/wsutOLkFJx

[Ben Van Dyke @benvandyke]

@justinamash Count me In

[Chris Long @cplong]

If we are to embody the democratic values for which we say we stand, we must abolish the Electoral College.

[Alex Thompson @AlexThomp]

“BLACK LIVES MATTER” painted on the street leading to the White House.
Video from the DC mayor.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse.

[Ben Van Dyke @benvandyke]

Incredible work @davidbenque https://t.co/1mA5TmnnY5

[Chelsea E. Manning @xychelsea]

** Today, Chelsea was not only put back in jail, but Judge Anthony Trenga ordered her to be fined $500 every day she is in custody after 30 days and $1,000 every day she is in custody after 60 days. This is unprecedented. https://t.co/3AU6ni0ZWz

[MSU College of Arts and Letters @MSUCAL]

Students and faculty from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design are painting a mural, titled “The Groovy Opportunity,” on the parking structure at the corner of Division St and Albert Ave in @DowntownEL. Check it out during the @elartfest! https://t.co/LxQWA4gN0A

[Ben Van Dyke @benvandyke]

Subverting academic metrics...
Zach Kaiser: 1, Academia: 0
@zacharykaiser https://t.co/fcqcWTifly

[Bill Hart-Davidson @billhd]

This week, two colleagues in @msuwrac & @CALMSU published books and a third won a Guggenheim! Y'all are crushing it! #ProudResearchDean :)

[natasha t miller @Tmillerpoetry]

Go me!

[Chris Long @cplong]

We in #MSUCAL are very proud of our 3 newest Associate Professors with tenure! Congrats Ben, Nathalie and Aline!

[Chris Long @cplong]

“Design will always be in demand—graphic design will always require human thinking & creativity.” https://t.co/kxqYZt7iBn #msucal @MSU_AAHD

[Chris Long @cplong]

This deepened my appreciation of a song I already loved: Holocene by @boniver https://t.co/tcdkuIIFLo Thanks, @TheeNerdwriter

[Ben Van Dyke @benvandyke]

Your Brain Can Resurrect 'Forgotten’ Short-Term Memories | Motherboard https://t.co/Ms7LCyjT19