Archive - Now and Again

Ken Pomeroy and I still believe

No, really, expand the field

12 hrs ago •

"Our country" at 249

Time, tech, and a view from Boston

Jul 10 •

June 2025

My Achilles heel is my Achilles

Empathy for Tyrese Haliburton

Jun 24 •

Principles, compromises, and elections

When doing the right thing works politically

Jun 23 •

Her life was no cabaret

A Springfieldian review of "Oh, Mary!"

Jun 11 •

Hug your editor

The tedious yet heroic work of guiding needy writers

Jun 5 •

Bracket economics 101

Tournament expansion and its discontents

Jun 3 •

May 2025

James Madison, proceduralist

Fears of "so gloomy a chaos" in the 1780s and 1830s feel like the 2020s

May 31 •

Lost causes, found reasons

Cognitive need and Confederate Heritage Month in 2025

May 13 •

April 2025

Hearst and historical memory

Controversies overtaken by time, San Simeon tours, and "Citizen Kane"

Apr 22 •

Mind over sample size

It's just 67 outcomes in a beautiful game

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Norman Dale lives on

The late Gene Hackman made "Hoosiers" a classic

Mar 19 •

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