Time is neutral. History isn't.

Time is neutral. History isn't. Part I

Welcome to Hard-G History’s new home! Same as the old site but now with less oh-god-am-I-helping-nazis-and-fascists dread. New platform, new subscriber options, and a new motto: “Time is neutral. History isn't.” Allow me to explain what that means to me, in two parts. First: Time is neutral.

Let's do the math on the Canadian state dipshittery.

You really don't want a Maple Leaf State, chuckleheads.

Meta, AI minstrelsy and “edge cases”

Why are they still so bad at this.

You should get into biathlon this winter.

It's fun to watch and happens to be the hardest sport. Really.

LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.

A solidarity post and reflection.

Where to put your ‘I voted’ sticker

You do not, in fact, gotta hand it to Susan B. Anthony's grave.

Bezos should sell The Washington Post, but not to another billionaire

You can't stop a bad billionaire with a good billionaire, because there aren't any.

What didn't make it into my WaPo Emmett Till story

More bias, background and the angel of history

Trump can't laugh

The day after Kamala Harris entered the presidential race, I was scrolling through TikTok, trying to figure out the coconut thing, when I was served up a supercut video from the Daily Mail. I know these kinds of videos well; as a video editor for The Washington Post during the

History does not repeat itself.

The 1968 Democratic National Convention's mangled lesson

‘Why do you have to make everything about race?’

Square dancing, editing and history

Taylor Swift & the Chelsea Hotel

Girlfriend knows her tortured poets at 222 W. 23rd St.