Educator, Mourner of What America Was Supposed to Be, and Member of the Leguminati

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

Ex-political junkie, equity junkie, father, husband, reader, 49er, SFGiants, Light the Beam, in search of hope.

Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, MSNBC contributor, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book recommendations welcomed.

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. https://contrarian.substack.com/

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