Tag Archives: counterfactual history

Lest Darkness Fall

Posted on May 10, 2014 by

One of the most important works of counterfactual history, an area I have a great deal of interest in as both a student of history and literature, is a book called Lest Darkness Fall, a book which is on my … Continue reading →

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Would An Independent Greenland Be Welcome In NAFTA?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

For now, Greenland is an autonomous island whose foreign affairs are handled by Denmark, its colonial power. A tiny population of 60,000 people, about 89% of whom are Inuit (Eskimo), lives mostly in a collection of small villages on the … Continue reading →

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New Blog: College Football Bracketology

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Because I did not want to bog down this blog entry with a lot of college football commentary outside of my philosophical or moral interests, and because I enjoy the idea of a counterfactual history of a parallel universe where … Continue reading →

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A Musing On Liner Notes: An Imaginary History of Train

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

04/25/2012: Edited for a new Train hit, “Drive By.” 08/09/2018:  Quite a few new hits to update for Train. One of the sort of “dream jobs” I would have would be to research and write the liner notes for the … Continue reading →

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Power Pop Tragedies And The Search For Obscure Music History

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Sometimes, as someone interested in obscure and arcane music history, one wishes that one could re-write the story of a band to give them the sort of ending they deserve.  Though I have commented on my interest in music history … Continue reading →

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The Presidents of the Confederate States of America: An Alternate History

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Earlier today, a historian friend of mine sent me a list of Presidents of the Confederate States of America.  Though I by no means a sympathizer of the Confederate States of America, I thought the list of presidents deserved a … Continue reading →

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, International Relations, Military History | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments