My two favorite topics: obituaries and radicals
Should people be frozen in time, remembered for their worst moments? Think of your worst moment: is that how you’d …
Category Archives: 1970s
Drumroll…catalog description for my book
Things are moving ahead. Presses everywhere are working on their fall releases (or next spring’s releases, in the case of …
Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late
The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …
The top 3 books about Patty Hearst and the SLA (+ 2 documentaries)
The Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army was definitely one of the most bizarre events of the 1970s. …
A photographic sneak peek
My book on Camilla Hall isn’t coming out until October or November, but things are moving right along. I revised …
A researcher’s dream
This is Cheryl and me. Cheryl lives in Taos, New Mexico, and I visited her in early June. Cheryl and …
A few resources on the 1970s
Throughout the years of research into Camilla Hall and the SLA, I developed an affinity for the 1970s. I was …
What really happened on May 17, 1974?
On May 17, 1974, more than 400 police officers surrounded a house at 1466 E. 54th St. in south-central Los Angeles. …
Some thoughts after watching “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Chicago, 1968. I finally watched “The Trial of the Chicago 7” last night. Initial thoughts: Those young people were so …
Who cares what I write?
This passage caused me to pause and reflect. I get wrapped up in my own writing; of course it’s interesting …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 