Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Premise: If you can’t find a conservative columnist who doesn’t advocate for hanging women who have abortions, then don’t hire a conservative columnist. I don’t really know what else to say. https://t.co/w3fW5vbQI9 — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 23, 2018 I know that it’s a complicated moment to hire right-wing writers. The right-wing itself has …
Yesterday, as news about the Wolff book rolled through the net, I had an accidentally well-timed piece on the complexities of talking about Trump’s age and his brain. I acknowledge that in fact age-related cognitive change might be an issue in a president (or other forms of cognitive change), but continue to believe that outside …
“Ally’s story, and Penny’s story, don’t negate the significance of these new neurological findings, or the fact that drug interventions for cognition will come as good news for some people with Down syndrome. I am not certain that Penny needs medical interventions to improve her cognition, but I know she needs a social context that …
I’ve been caught up in my disability journalism lately, but don’t want to neglect some of my other passions – medieval history and helping academics share their expertise with wider audiences. Over the past few weeks, a number of outlets have passed around research – just a working paper really – that argues women rulers …