Trump = Caligula

, October 2020

In which 45 is compared to Roman emperor #3

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Olmsted’s Staten Island Farm

, January 2020

Before creating landscape masterpieces like Central Park, Olmsted worked the land as a farmer

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Every Atom (Reflections on Walt Whitman at 200)

, August 2019

On the bicentennial of his birth, writers reflect on favorite lines of Whitman poetry

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Midterms (Lincoln’s included) Have Always Been a Tough Presidential Test

, September 2018

Author of book on Lincoln and Antietam discusses the mid-term challenge

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Antietam by the Numbers

, September 2018

The shocking tally of America’s deadliest day

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The TNB Self-Interview

The TNB Self-Interview

The Nervous Breakdown, September 8, 2014

…in which I boldly interview myself about my book Rebel Souls.

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How American Bohemia Was Born in a Basement Saloon

How American Bohemia Was Born in a Basement Saloon

Wall Street Journal online, September 5, 2014

For WSJ.com’s Speakeasy, a piece about Walt Whitman and his rowdy artists’ circle.

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An Unruly Roundup Of America’s First Bohemians

An Unruly Roundup Of America’s First Bohemians

Huffington Post, September 2014

A quick primer on the colorful cast of my book Rebel Souls.

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Walt Whitman’s Secret History as a Barfly

Walt Whitman’s Secret History as a Barfly

History News Network, August 29, 2014

Time at Pfaff’s, a seedy Manhattan saloon, was essential to shaping the immortal poet.

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Money: The Unauthorized Biography

Money: The Unauthorized Biography

San Francisco Chronicle, April 20, 2014

A review of Felix Martin’s book about the history of money.

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