President’s Day is a reminder to reflect on history and, of course, on our presidents. As a woman, I’m rather conflicted on this. It’s not that I can’t identify with any of our leaders or have some sort of crazed “every male leader is irrelevant” mind-set. However, I find it dull from a historian’s perspective.… Read More
Nearly Honorable, Fairly Wonderful
When you love to read, and love to read widely, it’s easy to get caught in the whirlpool of all the things out there to read. It’s great to have so many things to pick from, but it also means that excellent books can fall through the cracks. Not to mention the sadness of a… Read More