Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: There’s no more difficult—or interesting—subject than the human self. What are its largest questions? What are its deepest hopes? What in the self of a person makes vibrant thought possible, and valuable expression, and happiness?  And what in the self of everyone interferes with these? What in the human self… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Each one of us has a self, but a most important question is: how much do we understand that self? What is it we most need to know about our very selves, and the selves of other people? For the explanation that really makes sense and will enable you to… Read more

Poet and Aesthetic Realism consultant Karen Van Outryve recommends “Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers,” by Eli Siegel. She says: I loved this poem before I became a mother, because it is so musical and true. As a mother, it means even more to me: it is always a deep comfort and beautiful guide, encouraging… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Americans are asking: How can the injustice among people be truly ended?  Here—in “Respect for What Is Real”—are urgently important, thrilling answers for our country! The people of America can have at last the authentic desire to comprehend one another, and the means to do so—through study of the knowledge… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Every person who wants to understand herself or himself, and our nation, and ethics—and who wants to feel excited and hopeful about all these—should read “America & Every One of Us,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known! The commentary by Ellen Reiss begins: Dear Unknown Friends:… Read more

John Stern, Aesthetic Realism consultant and former Tri-State urban and regional planner, writes: When I began to study Aesthetic Realism, one of the most important things I learned is that I had a way of seeing the world or reality that affected everything I did. I worked for the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission and was… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: The title of this issue—“To Whom Should America Belong?”—is the most urgent and beautiful question of our nation. Described here—amid wide, deep, historical perspective—is the large cause of the assault on the voting rights of millions of Americans. There is nothing the citizens of our land need… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known has brought honest, vibrant new seeing to the world—including in these months as America is in the midst of so much. The latest issue, “What America Is Hoping For,” has in it what people desperately need to know in order to… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: As I was growing up in Brooklyn, I was eager to impress people. I used praise that came to me early from my family and teachers to feel I was a special being. But the praise I got didn’t make me happy; in fact, by the… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Why can’t our big, beautiful country meet the needs and hopes of every man, woman, and child in it? Do we want and need an economy that’s both practical and ethically good? In “Looked For in America,” you’ll see that ethics is more powerful than you may have thought. There are… Read more