Historical Theory

  • An Ambiguous Defense

    One of the weirdest things I learned as a Boy Scout is that concealment in the dark is relative. That is, if you’re trying to hide in a shadow, it doesn’t actually matter how dark the spot you’re standing in… Continue reading

    An Ambiguous Defense
  • Imagining Truth

    I talk to gods, I am an atheist. But I am an artist, too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth. The only truth I can understand or express is, logically defined, a lie.… Continue reading

    Imagining Truth
  • Defining History’s Future

    For the past two years, as soon as June came around, I went into the AHA job ads database and access the data for the last year, the first step in writing the AHA’s annual report on academic hiring. For… Continue reading

    Defining History’s Future