Fake me to your leader: the Gulf Breeze UFO hoax, revisited.
In 1987, a Florida building contractor faked a UFO encounter with a 9-inch pie plate spaceship. Why did so many people fall for it?
A historian’s prayer for the New Year.
Because the way things are going, we need all the help we can get.
The year in review: my best stuff of 2019.
Here is a retrospective of what I think was my best work of 2019. Happy New Year!
Two Popes, three gangsters, and four Little Women: a cinematic countdown to the end of 2019.
Here is my review of three recent films that came out at the end of 2019. One of them is the year's best.
The Christmas Truce, climate change, and the better angels of our nature: a Christmas Eve rumination.
How an impromptu cease-fire in World War I has implications for how we, as individuals and a society, can sometimes make better choices.
Why I signed the Historians’ Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump.
Trump's actions unquestionably reach the Constitutional standard of impeachment. History is very clear on this point.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
There is no other message to this article than wishing you and your loved ones a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Eat lots of turkey, enjoy some [...]
Too much a Marine: “The Great Santini” and the price paid by military families.
I examine this classic film, based on real life, about a military dad that went too far.
Free webinar coming soon: the historical background of Brexit.
On October 22, I'll be giving a live webinar on the historical background of one of the most important events of our time.
Landscape of the epic past: a history of Spain in the movies.
Spain has "portrayed" many landscapes from the past in Hollywood movies, including Russia, the Old West, and ancient Rome.