Observing history through a wider lens
European military historian Jeremy Black, MBE answers my questions about his new work, “The Civil War.”
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When the narrative tries to swamp the history
A nation denied knowledge of its past “cannot make sense of its present or imagine its future.”
Rob Manfred Doesn’t Love Baseball (a repost)
Joe Posnanski’s essay on the most recent soulless pronouncement from baseball’s commissioner.
The capacity for change
In the past we have seen both extreme ugliness and bold reform when it comes to our democracy.
A compass, not a manual
“Continuity of memory tells us we are both descendants and ancestors.”
True short stories of the past
Nate DiMeo has written short stories that connect us with our past and our present.
Observations from . . . March 2025
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during March 2025.
Observations from . . . February 2025
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during February 2025.
Reimagining a freedom movement
Q&A with Bennett Parten on reimagining Sherman’s March to the Sea as a freedom movement.
The next four years will be filled with upheaval and uncertainty . . . just look at our history
History tells us that the chaos and upheaval of the next four years will not be unprecedented.
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