The death of Hu Yaobang: The first chapter of a story that changed the world.
How the prosaic demise of a Chinese Communist bureaucrat triggered one of the most important movements in recent history.
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The forgotten victim of the Lincoln assassination plot: The attack on William Seward.
Toward a theory on the death of the Democratic Party.
Forgotten flight: The lonely voyage of Apollo 6, and the terrible day it happened.
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
Interiors: Olden Church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Toward a theory on the death of the Republican Party.
The Verge
The death of Hu Yaobang: The first chapter of a story that changed the world.
How the prosaic demise of a Chinese Communist bureaucrat triggered one of the most important movements in recent history.
The forgotten victim of the Lincoln assassination plot: The attack on William Seward.
Forgotten flight: The lonely voyage of Apollo 6, and the terrible day it happened.
Interiors: Olden Church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Toward a theory on the death of the Republican Party.
Historic Painting: “The Choice of the Bride” by Konstantin Makovsky, 1886.
Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
The Outer Garden
Toward a theory on the death of the Democratic Party.
The modern Democratic Party is the least successful political organization in American history. Here are my thoughts on why.
The first concept art for “Faraway Star” is out!
My history with a tragedy: How TWA Flight 800 taught me about critical thinking.
Photo: A beautiful dawn on an ordinary winter day.
Interiors: Den at “Slabsides,” John Burroughs’s rustic cabin, West Park, New York.
Fire off Long Island: The S.S. Lexington disaster.
A timely warning: The prophetic words of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
My latest video profiles the strange life and odd beliefs of the 13th U.S. President.
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.
Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.
Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.
Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process.
