I love maps. I love writing about them. I love rescuing them. I love reading about them on the internet. I also teach with them.
Category: Michael's Blog
Golden Age Piracy Reconsidered
the Caribbean in the early 1700s became the Golden Age specifically because those pirates spoke English
Revisionist Hunnic History
Attila the Hun never invaded modern-day France
Thoughts on New World Demographics
…our understanding of New World “tribal society” represents not an age-old practice, but rather the recently produced consequences of massive die-offs
Wikipedia & History Teaching
(By Michael) Introduction I want to talk about teaching history using Wikipedia, but not in the way I believe the … More
Genetics & Identity: My concerns
By Michael Following an introduction to the idea that we actually have no genetic relationship with many of our direct … More
The Problem with Memes
Sharing political memes is not mentally hygienic
Stickers & Shoves
By Michael Hypocrisy today is considered by most to be a serious sin, “the sin of pretending to virtue or … More
Mapping other landscapes
By Michael The following link redirects to my second entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies … More