Behind the scenes: Koscot, the Interplanetary Scam.
My newest video explores one of the most audacious (and rapacious) pyramid schemes in American history, and its flamboyant creator.
The Inner Garden
Behind the scenes: 1924, the fascinating, forgotten election.
My newest YouTube video is a deep dive into a tumultuous but mostly forgotten political contest in American history.
Stalin’s final purge? The mysterious case of the “Doctors’ Plot.”
Weeks before Stalin's death, the leader went on a tear against Jewish doctors. Was it the prelude to another bloody purge?
The strangest Christmas: my experiences in the great PNW snowstorm of 2008.
This reminiscence is a special treat for my paid subscribers. Thank you and happy holidays!
Behind the scenes: Watergate, a Geographic History.
My newest video examines the geographic dimensions of America's foremost political scandal.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Have a great holiday and thanks for reading.
Smoke on the water: The Yarmouth Castle disaster.
The 1965 disaster that claimed 90 lives is obscure in history books, but alive in memories of people touched by it.