Alternative Facts: A Broadside Portfolio (Vol. 2 No. 2)

Description In the days after President Trump’s inauguration, a paradigm-shifting exchange took place. Chuck Todd asked White House adviser Kellyanne Conway why the President insisted upon disseminating “provable falsehoods.” They weren’t, she said, they were “alternative facts.” We live in a world of extremes, where every side is given a podium, and the alternatives crash into other. In the past, debate usually involved the question, “What do the facts mean?” President Trump has not participated in this grand discourse. Rather, his dissemination of falsehood has forced the conversation to become, “What are the Facts?” In this milieu, we seek to participate in the reclamation of the word Fact—to return it to its mantel. Some things truly are “alternative facts,” that is, opposing claims on the truth. The alternative facts of the Trump administration discombobulate the term itself. That said, there are some truths so convincing, so compelling, that we reel when we learn that they are not, in fact, true. These, truly, must be dragged into the light. Therefore, it is with a belief in the relevance of truth that we present ten broadsides of Alternative Facts. FEATURED TITLES: – Falsehood, a poem.– Come Together, a list.– Non-Euclidean Geometry, an overview.– The Second of July, a history.– Contronyms, a grammar.– The Sign of the Devil, a puzzle.– Peace For Our Time, a delusion.– Captain William Martin, a deception.– The Shape of the Earth, a lineage.– Famous Lines That Weren’t, an invention. This unique Broadside is one of many in our Broadside Library, a collection of quotes, poems, recipes, musings, and more, which aim to both amuse and inspire. Give it as a gift, keep it for yourself, frame it, hide it, find it again, however you choose to enjoy this traditional style of publication, it is sure to be the perfect keepsake for any occasion. Our Broadside Collection is 100% Hand Crafted in the USA using the finest archival materials.