BlogReading List: Finding Bix
An excerpt from Brendan Wolfe’s new book, Finding Bix: The Life & Afterlife of a Jazz Legend.
BlogThe History of Education Without (M)any Gaps
We fill some of the gaps in our history without gaps.
BlogThe Children of the Opioid Crisis
One baby is born suffering from opiate withdrawal every 25 minutes.
BlogReading List: Kiki Petrosino
“[It’s overwhelming] to be brought into people’s most intimate moments — their deaths — without knowing them, without any practical means to help.”
BlogAmerican GIs and the Origins of “Brainwashing”
How we thought about commie “brainwashing” tells us a lot about radicalization.
BlogVirginia’s Brush with Eugenics
In 1927, Virginia didn’t just ban interracial marriage — they started a program of forced sterilization drawn straight from the Nazi playbook.
