Vanished emerald city: the Dublin of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” What was Dublin really like in the era of James Joyce's iconic novel?
Sleeping with the enemy: the Quartering Acts, the Revolution and the Third Amendment. The Third Amendment was a hugely important part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. Now it's dead. How come?
The weekend I spent getting punished by global warming. The effects of the climate crisis dominated almost everything that happened to me last weekend. It's getting worse, fast.
Byzantium didn’t fall in a day: Thoughts on the end of empires. Lacking a dramatic moment like a battle or siege, as occurred on May 29, 1453, how do you know when an empire is really falling?
Donald Trump is insane. Why isn't this a bigger issue? A major U.S. Presidential nominee is obviously suffering from a severely incapacitating mental illness. Why aren't we talking about this?