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John Dos Passos Society Update

Congratulations to David Murad, the new president of the John Dos Passos Society. I’m confident in his leadership of this special group. To donate to the Society and support its […]

New Mexico Solar Boom

My latest blog post at the U.S. Department of Energy is here. I discuss the Energy Department’s role in catalyzing New Mexico’s remarkable boom in solar energy. What a beautiful […]

Summer of Jaws

It’s the middle of summer, the time when I inevitably talk to my friends about JAWS–about why it’s my favorite film. It was the first movie I ever loved. It’s […]

No Country for Old Men

In times punctuated by American violence, I’m often reminded of the sheriff from No Country for Old Men, played in the film version by Tommy Lee Jones. Could there ever […]

Advertisement as Art

This kind of advertisement is a glimpse of the real Florida–the land beyond the glossy travel brochures and Disney billboards. A look at the work necessary to carve a living […]

Coming soon, a two-part interview with Dan McDermott, executive director of the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board in Maryland. Dan is a talented oral historian, economist, and workforce development expert. […]

Three Skies of Madrid

On this blizzard day, I’ve reconnected with my muse and begun writing a short story about the beautiful, mind-altering skyline of Madrid. Some of my fondest daydreams simply consist of […]

Dos Passos On the Move

Currently reading Miguel Oliveira‘s 2013 book, From a Man without a Country to an American by Choice: John Dos Passos and Migration. Critical family history. Reading one’s ancestry is a […]