Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.

Head of Team Takei and CEO at The Social Edge, Composer of Allegiance on Broadway, Appellate Litigator, Author of The Status Kuo Substack

Husband, father, brother to 7 siblings. Gay (he/him) Retired historian, museum educator, nursing home activity and dementia care specialist. Democrat, Episcopalian. Interests: art, historic preservation, singing, gardening, reading, progressive theology.

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