Stories Dictators Tell
An overview of common stories that dictatorships and despotic regimes tell to justify their power and policies.
Read MoreAn overview of common stories that dictatorships and despotic regimes tell to justify their power and policies.
Read MoreDiscussing Gringolandia’s portrayal of resistance and exile at a panel on historical fiction at the NCTE16 conference, and post-election choices we face today.
Read MoreThinking about the themes of Surviving Santiago in the wake of two incidents of political violence in the U.S. in the past week.
Read MoreA response to the Jefferson County, Colorado school board’s effort to teach obedience rather than history, and the student walkout that ensued.
Read MoreOn my dear departed MobileMe blog, I had an occasional series titled “The Writer on the Road,” which featured reports of my various speaking engagements in...
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