Having relocated to Hattiesburg, MS from Virginia Beach, VA, I’m inching closer to starting my PhD. Let us hope that I can finish unpacking before I dive into reading and research. Since “Going to Southern Miss.” is the most popular post on this site, I figured it might be nice to start accepting questions perspective grad students may have on the grad school experience. Knowing full well that my advice was rather limited, I imagine there are many readers still wanting more information. Getting input from fellow students and friends was, based on my experience, priceless. That said, questions regarding finding the right department, or what to expect at a typical program, are welcome. As noted on Ross Mahoney’s blog, we will be comparing our grad experiences. Hopefully our postings will help future students prepare for either an American or British graduate history program. From asking questions and readings the comparisions, I hope a solid illustration of grad life emerges.
After viewing The Rachel Maddow Show’s episode on the Republican Party’s so called Tea Party, I started to think of a response to post on my blog. I contemplated the RNC’s complete lack of historical correctness when linking their current disdain for taxes with the tax issues of pre-Revolution America. Nonetheless, I was not sure how to convey some of the most straight forward facts about the real Boston Tea Party to a political party that is notorious for ignoring bothersome truths. Read more →
My friend’s site (www.keatingreport.com) went live yesterday and I must admit it is living up to the hype. I highly suggest reading his rebuttal of Drudge’s xenophobic messages. Read more →
So my good friend Michael Keating (www.keatingreport.com) has decided to challenge the Drudge Report’s (www.drudgereport.com) skewed take on the news. While my friend has not officially launched his site, I figured it could not hurt to get the word out there. Not too many people can argue as well as Michael, so his site should be a good read once he starts writing.
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The purpose of Thompson-Werk is to exhibit my love of history and the web. This site is a repository of my musings concerning history and relevant web topics. My opinions should not be confused with those of my colleagues, employers, friends, family, or anyone else associated with me.
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Good sites to visit...
- Abu Muqawama
- Airminded
- Blog Them Out of the Stone Age
- Corrina Thompson
- Dan Cohen’s Digital Humanities Blog
- History-ing
- In the Service of Clio
- Keating Report
- Kings of War
- Nunal
- Omar Multimedia
- On Violence
- PhDinHistory
- Progressive Historians
- Publick Occurences 2.0
- Stahlgewitter 1914-1918
- Strange Maps
- The Academy’s Bench Warmer
- The Edge of the American West
- Thoughts on Military History
- Trench Fever
