Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Two perspectives on a dress: Greg Brown’s “If I Had Known” (1990) and Taylor Swift’s “Dress” (2017)

How the politics of scapegoating undermines the politics of responsibility

“Never Grow Up” (Taylor Swift, 2010) and “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” (Tom Waits, 1992)

Recent shenanigans by the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives

How you can tell that Donald Trump was never actually asked the question about a NATO country being attacked by Russia

Kings and queens in David Bowie’s “Heroes” (1977) and Taylor Swift’s “Long Live” (2010)