Paper presented at the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) annual conference, Norfolk, VA, May 2011
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A talk about the utility of a liberal arts education presented to the O’Gara Honor Society of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., September 22, 2011.
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An interview with Joan Druett on the the publicity tour I embarked on following publication of The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World, with practical advice about author-host relations and expectations.
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Many people maintain that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. One might say that the evidence for the claim wouldn’t hold up in a court of law, except that in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court (abetted by Congress... more
Many people maintain that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. One might say that the evidence for the claim wouldn’t hold up in a court of law, except that in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court (abetted by Congress and the executive branch) has willfully misconstrued the founders’ intent.