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Every Man A Historian Means Every Man: Speaking With The Fringe, John M. Rudy
Every Man A Historian Means Every Man: Speaking With The Fringe, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
The amazing power of the internet age is the pure democratizing ethic it has injected into our culture. We aren't simply pleased when the world around us solicits and listens to our opinions, we've come to expect it. Every news story has a comment thread; every article asks for our feedback. The White House solicits input from the American "user" and offers meaningful responses. In short, we are a people who are growing more vocal in our daily lives. The brilliant constitutional law professor and master of cultural understanding Lawrence Lessig has called our culture "Read-Write" as opposed to "Read-Only." …
Crowdsourcing History: When We All Get To Help, John M. Rudy
Crowdsourcing History: When We All Get To Help, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I'm a bit bitter this week. The arrival of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the Washington, D.C. area has got me down. My first dream job as a kid, before I wanted to be a LEGO model designer or National Park Service ranger, was the illustrious position of space garbage man. I think part of that came from my grandfather's penchant for taking me around the neighborhood on trash day during his smoke breaks and picking through the fine assemblages of junk the neighbors had left by the curb. There was some sort of glamour in the idea of seeing …