Miles Kahler
@mileskahler.bsky.social
Global politics and governance, contemporary and historical. American University SIS and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Gardening, travel, hiking. Opinions my own. Re-posts do not = endorsement.
Recently read All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. Based on Huey Long, one of the greatest US novels about politics. Story of populist Willie Stark and his journalist-fixer Jack Burden definitely resonates today. Streamed 1949 film of same; won 3 Oscars, even darker than the novel.
April 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Recently read All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. Based on Huey Long, one of the greatest US novels about politics. Story of populist Willie Stark and his journalist-fixer Jack Burden definitely resonates today. Streamed 1949 film of same; won 3 Oscars, even darker than the novel.
Great turnout at the Washington Monument, with spillover from the Sylvan Theater onto the Mall, where min-demos took place. Wonderful, creative signs and inspiring speeches by Jamie Raskin (D, MD) and Maxwell Frost (D, FLA).
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Great turnout at the Washington Monument, with spillover from the Sylvan Theater onto the Mall, where min-demos took place. Wonderful, creative signs and inspiring speeches by Jamie Raskin (D, MD) and Maxwell Frost (D, FLA).
Maybe a Smoot-Hawley themed party?
March 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Maybe a Smoot-Hawley themed party?
Exhibition on the first months of the American Revolution (250th anniversary next month) at the Society of the Cincinnati in DC. Everyone learns about Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, but the invasion of Canada and siege of Quebec are somehow overlooked. Did not end well then or in 1812-14.
March 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exhibition on the first months of the American Revolution (250th anniversary next month) at the Society of the Cincinnati in DC. Everyone learns about Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, but the invasion of Canada and siege of Quebec are somehow overlooked. Did not end well then or in 1812-14.
Just discovered the delightful Austrian-German tradition of Krampus in the form of this tree ornament at the Munich Christmas Market. (I missed the 2015 Christmas horror movie)
Given the state of the world, Krampus, who punishes bad behavior, should have a lot of work this holiday season.
Given the state of the world, Krampus, who punishes bad behavior, should have a lot of work this holiday season.
December 24, 2023 at 9:35 PM
Just discovered the delightful Austrian-German tradition of Krampus in the form of this tree ornament at the Munich Christmas Market. (I missed the 2015 Christmas horror movie)
Given the state of the world, Krampus, who punishes bad behavior, should have a lot of work this holiday season.
Given the state of the world, Krampus, who punishes bad behavior, should have a lot of work this holiday season.
Just received my copy of this important new work by @profwhw.bsky.social. Look forward to its insights on AI, datafication, digital literacy, and digital rights.
October 22, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Just received my copy of this important new work by @profwhw.bsky.social. Look forward to its insights on AI, datafication, digital literacy, and digital rights.