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Neocolonialism in Action

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 31, 2024

George McGovern, Food for Peace administrator, 1961 This is just a fascinating connection that I had never considered before: In 1996, Ananya Vajpeyi, a doctoral student, discovered the fabled South Asia collection of books at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library. "I've spent time in...

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The Trump Papers

By Erik Loomis

On January 18, 2021

President Donald Trump examines a fire truck from Wisconsin-based manufacturer Pierce on the South Lawn during a "Made in America" product showcase event at the White House in Washington, DC,.

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The Tenuous Nature of Online Archives

By Erik Loomis

On September 1, 2016

If historians are going to keep writing awesome political histories and other histories, we are going to need access to primary sources. Increasingly those primary sources are online. But as.

Will the Internet Be the Archive of the Future?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 28, 2015

As a historian, everything about the internet concerns me. There are two reasons for this. First, the rush to get rid of books (my friend's school is shredding them if there is another copy in the state system and using them for insulation) and to...

Cereal I can’t imagine they didn’t start doing that in November. It’s not like they didn’t know what Trump is.
Genocide Joe Baby! · February 5, 2025
Cereal Biden literally negotiated the ceasefire that started under Biden. I hope you enjoy the final solution to the Palestinian Problem thanks to Trump.
Genocide Joe Baby! · February 5, 2025
Cereal The only difference? Because Gaza is the only thing happening. And it’s happening so well. What a relief.
Genocide Joe Baby! · February 5, 2025
a j And just what part of USA national security does this pertain to?
Genocide Joe Baby! · February 5, 2025
gaderson I went to a local development council in my SF Penninsula community and was surprised that despite the NIMBYs on my HOA, the attendants were very pro-build-housing. This was a mixed use area next to...
Speaking of Special Elections… · February 5, 2025