“I tell you folks that’s a lie!”
19th Century humor: "If there is one thing a Nevada miner reveres above another, it is to hear the truth spoken at all times. A few days ago a new preacher from...
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Ernest Hemingway and China’s Wings in the South China Morning Post
Thrilled to see this story about Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn in the Valentine's Day edition of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post. China's Wings, Wil...
My review of “The Last Thousand” by Jeffrey E. Stern
"... a paean to the power of education and its potential to peacefully revolutionize a violent nation."
My review of “The Ghosts of K2” by Mick Conefrey
"More than 4,000 people have reached the top of Everest. Only 376 have ever held K2’s 28,251-foot summit beneath their cold, booted feet..."
Thrilled to see Enduring Patagonia on this 10 best list
I'm delighted to see Enduring Patagonia on TheCultureTrip's list of The Ten Best Books About Argentina and deeply honored to be on a list with Cortázar, Chatwin...
Ever wonder about the human cost of WWII?
Need help visualizing the true cost of the Second World War? Here's a simple and shocking video that illustrates the staggering number of people whose lives wer...
Alex Honnold’s “Alone on the Wall,” reviewed by Gregory Crouch
Alex Honnold is probably the most interesting climber active in the world today. Here’s “Free Spirit,” my review of Honnold’s new book A...
I propose a new word: Apocalyst
Apocalyst. Definition: (n) The Thanksgiving shopping list.
Fear the Catholics among you!
If you were a native-born American in the 1840s and 1850s, you quite likely thought the massive wave of Catholics immigrating into the United States was part of...
The Decisive Weapon in the War on Terror
In light of the terrible events in Paris over the weekend, I hope that we don't lose sight of that which will, I am sure, in the long run prove to be the decisi...