“And you call yourself a historian?”: the misunderstanding and contempt for professional history.
I require no lectures from purveyors of pseudohistory and other nonsense on the standards of the historical profession.
Oswald still acted alone: faith versus fact in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The historical facts are quite clear: there was no conspiracy in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Yet many people refuse to accept the facts.
Ireland’s Alcatraz: Spike Island was once “Hell on Earth.”
The History With a Twist blog takes us to one of the darkest holes in all of Europe during its heyday, and now one of Ireland's most popular attractions.
Announcement: the “Second Decade” book is coming soon!
Fans of my Second Decade history podcasts should love the book that will be coming out, in early 2018, based on them.
Deciphering the Rosetta Stone of the Holocaust
Dr. Henry Abramson profiles some startling new scholarship on a fascinating text from the Holocaust era, with major implications in Jewish history and theology.
Second Decade history podcast returns! New episode: “New England’s Cold Friday.”
Second Decade returns from hiatus with a chilling tale from New England in the winter of 1810, which made a pretty indelible mark in popular consciousness.
Background to war? Mad Sociologist on U.S.-North Korea conflict. [video]
https://youtu.be/Gmpp7QZWwpE The above video is by fellow academic blogger The Mad Sociologist, who tries in this video to provide some background--both historical and political--to the [...]
The Myklebust Ship – Norway’s Largest Viking Ship Being Rebuilt
It's been a while since I've shared anything from ThorNews, but this article caught my eye about the fascinating restoration of a 9th century Viking [...]
Escaping the Graveyard of Empires: it’s time to get out of Afghanistan.
On Monday night (August 21, 2017), President Donald Trump gave a major address on the continuing U.S. war in Afghanistan. The details are not so [...]
Fool’s Gold: why there’s no treasure in the Oak Island “Money Pit.” [Part IV] (UPDATED!)
It's illogical to believe there is treasure on Oak Island. Here's my summation.