Some things just need to be said…

Currently reminded of my very fond memories of riding around in the 1988 Toyota Camry with my big CD case and my disc man plugged in with an adapter into the tape player blasting The Chronic album….ahhh high school!

Great program today from Quincy Institute on the history and present-day issues around the military industrial complex.

Great podcast series from Quincy Institute and also a fantastic interview with Andrew Bacevich from Open Source

Excited to see my article published in the new issue of the Journal of Military History from SMH Historians. Many thanks to everyone who helped along the way at VMI Dept. of History and UConn History Dept.

🔴LIVE: Quincy Institute panel on U.S. sanctions with Adam Tooze, Delaney,U.S. Institute of Peace’s William Byrd, moderated by QI’s Adam N Weinstein. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

I had a nice time talking with Dean Nowowiejski about his book “The American Army in Germany, 1918-1923: Success Against the Odds” for NB Military History 📚 NB History 📚 New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). Available where you get podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…

Our dog Abby, in her denning spot in the basement underneath the stairs, because she’s scared by the assholes who light fireworks off in a residential neighborhood, let alone doing it at 10:48 on a Monday night.

I am both appalled and have a plan for our annual winter ugly sweater party.

This is what we need for the annual UConn History Dept get together in the fall. Mark Healey Brad Simpson (bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social)

My review of Heather Venable ✈️🇺🇦 How the Few Became the Proud from Naval Institute Press about developing the Marine Corps mystique is in this summer’s Marine Corps History journal from @CorpsHistory, pg 54-56. More importantly, go buy her book! usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Ma… amazon.com/How-Few-Became…

Is the all-volunteer force sustainable? Is a draft truly the only alternative? What if we had a force revolved around reserves instead a large standing peacetime military? These are some thoughts I explore in a piece I wrote for National Interest nationalinterest.org/feature/histor…

My piece for National Interest on the Continental Army plan of 1915-1916, an interesting case study in a reserves-based military establishment. I argue that the debate over the all-volunteer force vs. the draft should be broadened.

Excited to talk at National Museum of the United States Navy on the early years of Wilson’s relationship with the navy. Thanks to Mohammed Amer for the help! Register through Eventbrite or email David Barker at [email protected] UConn History Dept #civ-mil

Had a great time talking with Dr Meighen McCrae about her book on the Supreme War Council during #FWW. Find the interview on the NB Military History 📚 NB History 📚 New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) wherever you get podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…

Another quick day trip down to U.S. National Archives. #dissertation #research #civmil

Really enjoyed my conversation with Jennifer Mittelstadt @[email protected] and Mark Wilson on their edited book “The Military and the Market”. Listen now on NB Military History 📚 NB History 📚 New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…

Words ➡️ sentences, sentences ➡️ paragraphs, paragraphs ➡️ pages, pages ➡️ chapters, chapters ➡️ dissertation. The slog continues…

Could see this from CT. Saw the flight, separation, and stage 2 ignition. We took our girls outside and they were fascinated, something they’ll remember. So cool to observe!

Adding independent researcher to my professional plate in 2025. Could be of interest if you or anyone you know is looking for deep-dive archival research and a personalized look into their family’s military past. legaciesofservice.com