History, Culture & Ideas
Historical institutions, cultural forms, inherited symbols, and ideas that become stranger when taken seriously.
Selected Essays
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A Maintenance Plan for Memory
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Thomas Arundell of Wardour, Hero of the Empire
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The Other Nobility
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The Ancient Dignity of Education
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The Electoral College was Designed to Disenfranchise
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The Lion and the Unicorn
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The Evolution of the Royal Arms
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What Makes a Quaker a Quaker
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Tartans as Woven Heraldry in Scotland
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On Cincinnati-Style Chili
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Origami—Wabi-Sabi on Paper
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Context of Chinese Syncretism
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Jamestown, Democracy Gone Awry
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The Teletype Sound Effect in the Movies
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Confederate Soldiers Were Not United States Veterans
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Runaway Trolley, Never Coming Back
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One useless man posts on Facebook, two respond to it, and three or more become a flamewar
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The Amstrad PC-1512