Welcome to Bob J Brand
Given the mess in which we find ourselves with challenges to democracy, equality, and inclusion all over the United States and internationally, I have started this website to increase my public engagement on a range of issues having to do with creating a just society. At the same time the website will link to a twice-weekly blog (that I will start in late January 2024) and will present sets of my photographic work which will be available to help with fundraising by giving prints to people who support progressive organizations.
WHY VOTE TO DEFEAT TRUMP: THE SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court is not only broken. It is also a threat to democracy and to the rights so important to all of us. To reform the court we need to defeat Trump and vote all down the line for Democrats or Working Family Party candidates to make sure that [...]
It’s Just a Vote. Don’t Empower the Trumpoholics, Fascists and Nazis
I have been voting since 1968, that is 14 elections for President. In all this time, especially on issues of foreign policy every candidate I have voted for, with the possible exception of Jimmy Carter, has had serious flaws. This year is no exception. I suspect I am not [...]
The War on Christmas
The war on Christmas is rolling along and Fox News has the proof! So, a while back the Daily Kos published an account of a Fox News show hosted by a guy named Jesse Watters in which he interviewed a cultural critic. Riley Gaines who seems to have earned [...]