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A New Adventure: Coaching Little League

On baseball, America, and Alexis de Tocqueville

Apr 15 •

March 2025

A reflection on Covid

Mar 8 •

Revisiting UK Lockdown for Covid Five Years Ago

Re-upping a piece I wrote four years ago, right before we left Cambridge to return to the U.S.

Mar 8 •

January 2025

I'm Starting a New Reading Group

Over the next four months, I'll be leading some friends through William L. Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." Please consider subscribing…

Jan 9 •

July 2023

Is History dying?

A summary of dozens of conversations with historians about the state of the profession

Jul 7, 2023 •

May 2023

American Emotions and Reverse Culture Shock

On contradictory instructions regarding academic job applications

May 8, 2023 •

March 2023

A Dissertation that Reads "Like a Ludlum Thriller"

Early feedback on my dissertation as I look at next steps

Mar 4, 2023 •

News Matchmaking for Normies

News suggestions for a self-described "conservative normie"

Mar 1, 2023 •

February 2023

Reader Responses: The Sorrow of a Rite of Passage

A selection from the overwhelming responses to my post on Friday

Feb 27, 2023 •

The Sorrow of a Rite of Passage

Why submitting a dissertation isn't what it used to be

Feb 24, 2023 •

Keeping Up With the Fleishmans

Comparing my decisions about status and career with the hit FX show

Feb 15, 2023 •

Basketball, Religious Conversion, and Name Changes

We do Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a disservice by refusing to historicize his religious conversion and name change.

Feb 13, 2023 •

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