An article I’ve written, simply called “The Cultural Cold War,” has been published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. This is an article-length piece that is supposed to give […]
My book, Neither Peace nor Freedom: The Cultural Cold War in Latin America, was released on September 14, 2015 by Harvard University Press. It ships (Amazon, Powell’s). It can be purchased […]
An article I’ve written, “The Cold War Politics of Literature and the Centro Mexicano de Escritores,” was published in the Journal of Latin American Studies vol 48., no. 2 (May 2016). It is available at […]
A most unexpected listicle, up now at The Awl. Half-parody of scholarly outreach in the Buzzfeed era, half-serious attempt to get out some interesting information. #3 will leave you breathless? […]
I have done a number of book events and others are planned. I’d love to do more talks, so if you’re interested in scheduling an event please get in touch. I […]
Up now, at The New Republic: President Barack Obama’s proposed nuclear deal with Iran has prompted concerns from conservatives who say its government can’t be trusted to adhere to the […]
For my Spanish-speaking readers / para mis lectores hispanohablantes: En 2012, publiqué, en un capítulo del libro “La guerra fría cultural en América Latina,” editado por Benedetta Calandra y Marina […]
The apparent oddity of Juan Rulfo having received CIA dollars, revealed in the essay I recently published with S-USIH, has been making the rounds in the Mexican and international press. Here […]
An essay of mine is being featured at the blog of the Society of U.S. Intellectual History. The piece came about as a response to Eric Bennett’s fascinating “How Iowa […]
I have an article in Diplomatic History, and available at the link. [UPDATE: It appeared in print in Diplomatic History 37, no. 5, November 2013. An article review by Ernesto Semán of the […]
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