P.S. “Not used in Bulletin. Put in file.” (1956)

In an earlier post and two essays I have written about my search-and-discovery experience of “Finding Claudia Jones,” the extraordinary Continue reading →

“School Choice”: DeVos v. Education

Much too often since the election of Donald Trump, I have felt a sickening sense of return to the 1950s. Continue reading →

For the Birds

I’ve been lucky enough to visit beautiful Sanibel Island on the Florida Gulf Coast for the last seven or eight Continue reading →

Coming of Age in the 1950s All Over Again

I’ve been reflecting here on coming of age in the 1950s, and on some of the extraordinary changes I’ve observed Continue reading →

P.S. We’re All Nasty Now

I posted “Generations“ in May 2015, when Bernie Sanders was a gleam in the eye of the Left, Jeb Bush Continue reading →

Colorado Legacy: My “Subject Minerals”

In a strange turn of events, I recently received more than $5,000 as a “signing bonus” for leasing to an Continue reading →

Finding Claudia Jones

When I retired from academic life in the early 2000s I turned my attention from the Middle Ages to the Continue reading →

P.S. Not So Silent

Memory can take you in unexpected directions. I wrote recently about student summer travel in the 1950s, and after the Continue reading →