History & Geopolitics
How power, place, and the past shape the present — with a particular interest in modern China and the 20th century.
I grew up on a hobby farm in Georgia, was raised Mormon, and play scratch golf. I spent a few years on Capitol Hill before moving into business development — and I read and write about history, faith, and how things work in between.
How power, place, and the past shape the present — with a particular interest in modern China and the 20th century.
The questions that don’t resolve cleanly: meaning, morality, belief, and how to live well with uncertainty.
Urban life, infrastructure, and the craft of making real things in the physical world.
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