Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
W. J. T. Mitchell

Born: March 24, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: William John Thomas Mitchell known as W.J.T. Mitchell is the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago. He is also the editor of Critical Inquiry, and contributes to the journal October.
Known for:
- What Do Pictures Want? (2005)
- Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology (1986)
- The last dinosaur book (1998)