history

The Whig Resistance Handbook

This party's just getting started.

Jan 20 •

Nicomachean History

The Years of the Squared Triangle

Jan 3 •

Stones, Spirits, and Hobgoblins

Thoughts on consistency inspired by the life of Ernestine L. Rose.

Dec 20, 2024 •

Sow Dollars, Reap Men

A thirty-ninth birthday celebration.

Nov 26, 2024 •

Everything in Jamaica is Orange Except Oranges

This article is accidentally not about the election.

Nov 4, 2024 •

Whig Party Slogan Brainstorming

We can do better than "they couldn't possibly be worse."

Nov 1, 2024 •

Revelations of the Dead-Alive

Some fun bits from an 1824 novel set in 2023.

Oct 4, 2024 •

The Gettier Knight

Justified and true beliefs of Sir Charles Aldis, MD.

Sep 23, 2024 •

The Barber on Fifth and Prune

A tale of a 19th-century Philadelphian and his extraordinary family.

Sep 14, 2024 •

The Jews and the Bicycle Riders

History of a snark.

Sep 11, 2024 •

Burr at Elsinore

How Aaron Burr, Laurence Sterne, Hamlet, and Tristram Shandy were shaped by their uncles.

Aug 21, 2024 •

OP and needs to be nerfed

A guide to a phrase I keep being disappointed is not in popular use.

Aug 10, 2024 •

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