(History) The Iraq War at 10: Where is the American ‘National Efficiency’ Movement?
Ten years ago this week, I turned sixteen. My parents reserved a room at my favorite restaurant, Sportsman’s Grille (everything …
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(History) UCL’s New ‘Legacies of British Slave Ownership’ Database: Thinking about Economics and Morality in History
Last week, University College London publicly released a database that allows users to look up the names of people who …
(On This Day) 1970: Black Sabbath’s First Album Released
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent, when Christians are called to deep …
(Current Events) A Tsunami of Constitutional Issues in the UK
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has no written constitution. Instead, its constitution is composed of an …
Archive Raiding Pt. 2 – Electric Boogaloo
This is a two-part tutorial on how to “archive raid” effectively. You can find Part 1, which covered the in-archive …
Archive Raiding Pt.1 – Capture
This summer I did my second stint in The National Archives of the United Kingdom as I started my dissertation …
(Current Events) JRR Tolkien, Peter Jackson, and Dragon-Sickness
“The treasure is likely to be your death, though the dragon is no more!” When a talking raven named Roäc …
(Current Events) Thoughts on American Exceptionalism; American Supremacy
Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom has provoked debate after its main character went on a rant about American exceptionalism and decline. Do the arguments hold water historically?
(On This Day) The Falklands War: The History, The Shenanigans, The Meaning
On this day in 1982, Argentina launched an invasion of the small British protectorate known as the Falkland Islands or Las Malvinas, depending on whom you ask. Thirty years on, I take a look at why Argentina and Britain are breathing new life into the conflict.
(History) An Historical Take on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The recent Sherlock Holmes feature films may as well be deliberately designed to suit my tastes. Set in fin de …
