A Flower Traveled in My BloodHistorical nonfiction like A Flower Traveled in My Blood can feel uncomfortably voyeuristic. I wasn't aware of the military dictatorship in Argentina — Chile under Pinochet, yes, but Argentina no. For…Cory Dransfeldt·3d ago·2 min readFollowpoliticshistorynonfiction
The 15 Beers That Defined American Craft Brewing — and Where They Are NowHome [Unofficial]·Jun 2·1 min readReading About Drinkingbeer historycraft beercraft breweries
Pride is patriotism. LGBTQ+ Americans aren’t backing downAdvocate.com [Unofficial]·Jun 1·7 min readDonald trumpHuman rights campaignKelley robinsonLgbtq
Pluralistic: Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' (01 Jun 2026)Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no a…·Jun 1·20 min readUncategorizedbookscommunismgenocide
250 to 250. We Are America.Ddid:plc:lpgt43utmdtifoyu2eqoexbz·May 26·2 min reada series of one-minute videosthe AIDS Memorial Quiltthe battles of Lexington and ConcordJohn Peter Zenger
It’s Been 50 Years Since the Judgement of Paris — It’s Time to Move On.Home [Unofficial]·May 26·1 min readReading About Drinkingblind tastingcompetitionhistory
10 Years of SPIFFEA decade ago I wrote the design doc for SPIFFE. Workload identity is finally having its moment.Joe Beda·May 24·2 min readFollowSPIFFEidentityopen-sourcehistory
No, It’s Not “Both Sides”I am sick of hearing this.ewan (eòghann)·May 24·20 min readFollowpaganpaganismchristianitychristian
Turns Out a Massive Bribe Was Behind the FDA’s Vaping DecisionNnewrepublic.com [Unofficial]·May 21·2 min readBreaking NewsPoliticsRepublicansRepublican Party
10 of the Oldest Wineries in the World, MappedHome [Unofficial]·May 20·1 min readReading About DrinkingancienthistoryInfographics
Philosophical Ideas Behind Their TimeDaily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession [Unoffi…·May 14·2 min readphilosophyhistoryhistory of ideasPhilosophical Ideas Behind Their Time
Manufacturing ConsentThe mass media serve as a system for communicating messages and symbols to the general populace. It is their function to amuse, entertain, and inform, and to inculcate individuals with the values, bel…Cory Dransfeldt·May 6·3 min readFollowjournalismpoliticshistorynonfiction
Murder the TruthMurder the Truth is another entry in a line of books illustrating the ways in which immense wealth has warped the foundations of American society. We all watch in horror as things bend, fold in and wo…Cory Dransfeldt·Apr 25·2 min readFollowjournalismpoliticshistorynonfiction
The Aral SeaA Study in Side-Effects.James Brundage | MVP·Apr 18·3 min readFollowenvironmentdisasterhistory
El PasoEl Paso is a heartfelt, beautifully written tale that manages to connect the city's history to that of her family's, other migrant families and the dynamics of immigration woven deeply into the fabric…Cory Dransfeldt·Apr 1·1 min readFollowjournalismpoliticshistorynonfiction
Killer ClownI have an on and off again relationship with true crime. I found I'll Be Gone in the Dark to be both riveting and terrifying. Adnan's Story was another gripping read. [Killer Clown](Killer Clown) isn'…Cory Dransfeldt·Mar 3·2 min readFollowhistorycrimenonfictiontrue crime
To Catch a FascistAn easy, extremely engaging read and a necessary journey into forces defining our modern political moment. The author clearly sits with and sympathizes with the antifascists covered here, a sentiment …Cory Dransfeldt·Feb 18·2 min readFollowpoliticshistorynonfiction
Requiem For Early BloggingFrom Requiem For Early Blogging: [I]f you wanted people to read your blog, you had to make it compelling enough that they would visit it, directly, because they wanted to. And if they wanted to respon…dave kellam·Dec 17·2 min readFollowblogginghistorywebposts
The Nazi MindThe Nazi Mind is informative, but not profound. It's populated by vignettes about the atrocities committed by Germany during World War II. There were vignettes I didn't know about, who was involved an…Cory Dransfeldt·Dec 4·2 min readFollowhistorynonfiction
The Smashing MachineThis is an undeniable tour de force on the part of all involved. It's the only movie I've seen Dwayne Johnson in where he disappears into his role and his character. He's such a towering, imposing fig…Cory Dransfeldt·Nov 11·2 min readFollowhistorydrama
ChokepointsThis was a thorough, engaging and — at times — dry explanation of sanctions and modern US and western economic warfare. The author builds a compelling case for the use of economic weapons, but makes a…Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 2·3 min readFolloweconomicspoliticshistorynonfiction
CopagandaCopaganda is the most important book I've read in a while both for its impact and its insight. As a working civil rights attorney Alec Karakatsanis is supremely qualified to expound on the subject of …Cory Dransfeldt·Aug 20·3 min readFollowjournalismpoliticshistorynonfiction
Stories Are WeaponsTopical, well-researched, compelling, concise. Framing recent campaigns, memes, psyops — whatever you'd like to call them as propaganda and weaponry feels both novel and accurate. It's a helpful frami…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 11·2 min readFollowpoliticshistorynonfiction
No More TearsJohnson & Johnson is a healthcare empire and a household empire in the United States (and elsewhere, perhaps? I can't speak to that). That they are so deeply entrenched and recognizable is a crediting…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 3·2 min readFollowpoliticshistoryhealthnonfiction
On AirI've never been a fan of NPR in any meaningful sense — I trust their reporting, find it credible and reliable but have never become attached to its more lauded shows and the hosts attached to them. St…Cory Dransfeldt·May 17·2 min readFollowjournalismpoliticshistorynonfiction
Red ScareHistory may not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Our current political moment is one that rhymes with the red scare . Clay Risen does an admirable job covering the history of and events around the post-w…Cory Dransfeldt·Apr 9·2 min readFollowpoliticshistorynonfiction
Death Is Our BusinessThis felt like more of a primer on Wagner than a comprehensive history. Nonetheless, it’s a compelling explainer of private military companies (PMCs) with Wagner at the heart of it. From the conflict …Cory Dransfeldt·Apr 1·1 min readFollowhistorynonfiction
MeltdownA neatly organized chronology of yet another bank failure. You get some history on Swiss banking, a good deal of insight into the firm and a conclusion that ends with its failure and an acquisition by…Cory Dransfeldt·Mar 21·1 min readFollowhistorynonfictionbusiness & economics
When the Sea Came AliveI've never — probably will never — be a history buff. I enjoy reading about it, value the insights gleaned from studying it but never find myself getting lost in it. I don't actively seek it out, I do…Cory Dransfeldt·Mar 16·2 min readFollowhistorynonfiction
Smoke and AshesThis made for a fascinating read about a historical topic I only had a vague familiarity with. It's detailed inasmuch as it connects the spread of opium's history, production and consumption — meticul…Cory Dransfeldt·Feb 28·1 min readFollowhistorynonfiction
Ask NotThe author's qualifier that they've taken creative license with some of these accounts is...well, it does a lot to strike down a lot of trust you might have had in what follows. Everything that's desc…Cory Dransfeldt·Feb 23·1 min readFollowpoliticshistorynonfiction
The WitchPicking apples, making pies. The atmosphere throughout this movie is so weighty it could sink a ship. Maybe it should have. Every step of it is brilliantly acted, shot in gray-ish, desaturated hues an…Cory Dransfeldt·Feb 18·2 min readFollowhistorymysteryhorrordrama
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the SixtiesThis was a fascinating read that did a lot to punch holes in the default narrative of the Manson murders that Bugliosi established in Helter Skelter . What it doesn't do is draw any definitive conclus…Cory Dransfeldt·Feb 12·1 min readFollowhistorynonfictiontrue crime
ChickenhawkOstensibly about the Vietnam war but laser-focused on the author — Robert Mason's — experience flying a helicopter in assault missions over the course of a year-long deployment. Mason manages to avoid…Cory Dransfeldt·Nov 5·1 min readFollowhistorynonfictionwar
