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

What I see…..Amateur photographer who really likes taking pictures with my iPhone and Nikon cameras. I love sharing my images with other like-minded people and seeing other perspectives.

Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.

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