Maria DragonThe Secret History of the First Microprocessor, the F-14, and MeTHE STORY OF the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for…17 min read·Dec 24, 2020----
Maria DragonPandemic On The MoonIn May 2020, as many of us stockpiled food and retreated indoors to escape the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American…18 min read·Dec 24, 2020----
Maria DragonHistory from belowAfter the Second World War, historians asked us to shift our focus from great men to the actions and experiences of ordinary people, to…17 min read·Dec 20, 2020----
Maria DragonWhat Happened to the Democrats Who Never Accepted Bush’s ElectionSteven Freeman felt, in his bones, that something was wrong with the election. It was November 2, 2004, and the exit polls had predicted…13 min read·Dec 20, 2020----
Maria DragonThe Man I Saw Them KillOn Thursday evening, I sat in the lobby of a Marriott hotel in Terre Haute, Ind., as Shawn Nolan and Victor Abreu tried to save a man’s…17 min read·Dec 19, 2020----
Maria DragonThe Most American ReligionTo meet with the prophet during a plague, certain protocols must be followed. It’s a gray spring morning in Salt Lake City, and downtown…14 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Maria DragonWhen Feeling Good About Ourselves Matters More Than Filial Duty‘We haven’t heard from our son in five years. We thought, with the pandemic and all, that he’d finally reach out with just a “Hey, wanted…15 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Maria DragonTrying to Make Sense of the Mystery Monolith Craze of 2020HISTORIANS ARE GOING TO HAVE their work cut out for them when they try to bring sense to the strange cascade that has been 2020. Every…4 min read·Dec 17, 2020----