Thomas Burchfield
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Book and film critic at Medium, author of two novels and several short stories and screenplays.
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After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
A classic of historical writing from seventy years ago is a sometimes challenging read and dates somewhat but remains as timely and urgent…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
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After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
A classic of historical writing from seventy years ago is a sometimes challenging read and dates somewhat but remains as timely and urgent…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
After last night, I’m a little more hopeful we will pull back from the brink of the world depicted in this book!
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A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
A classic of historical writing from seventy years ago is a sometimes challenging read and dates somewhat but remains as timely and urgent…
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
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"Then I despair. . . . I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always."
Andre Malraux, born on this day in 1901
Andre Malraux, born on this day in 1901
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Then I despair. . . . I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always."
Andre Malraux, born on this day in 1901
Andre Malraux, born on this day in 1901
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A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
The Reading Chair: Tyranny of Tyrannies — The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
A classic of historical writing from seventy years ago is a sometimes challenging read and dates somewhat but remains as timely and urgent…
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
medium.com/@thomburchfi...
A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
A look at a very important work of history written fifty years ago. It's dated somewhat to be sure (besides its convuluted prose), but it hasn't lost its impact!
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Way to go, everyone! Huge turnouts from small towns to big cities all across the country!
October 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Way to go, everyone! Huge turnouts from small towns to big cities all across the country!
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🧨 The Epstein Files Are Coming: And They All Know It
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🧨 The Epstein Files Are Coming: And They All Know It
Prince Andrew stripped. Congress stalled. Virginia Giuffre’s final words. Trumpworld is in a cold sweat. This isn’t a scandal. It’s a reckoning. And there’s nowhere left to Hide.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🧨 The Epstein Files Are Coming: And They All Know It
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Wisdom from Wendell Berry...
"Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here."
"Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here."
October 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Wisdom from Wendell Berry...
"Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here."
"Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here."
One Bad Weekend in One Bad Town . . . The Great Gatsby's Nick Carraway makes a wrong turn and winds up in Dashiell Hammett's Poisonville in this wild bullet-packed yarn about a Jazz-Age Playboy who finds himself on the worst date of his life!
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Butchertown
Check out Butchertown - <p>Paul Bacon<em>, </em>ex-Navy boxer and fun-loving, Jazz-Age fashion plate, moved to 1920s California for the endless sunshine, oranges, and bright, white beaches. But all he...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One Bad Weekend in One Bad Town . . . The Great Gatsby's Nick Carraway makes a wrong turn and winds up in Dashiell Hammett's Poisonville in this wild bullet-packed yarn about a Jazz-Age Playboy who finds himself on the worst date of his life!
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In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
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In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.
thomburchfield.medium.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
In a distant mirror and you may find ourselves staring back.
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My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.
thomburchfield.medium.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
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My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.
thomburchfield.medium.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
thomburchfield.medium.com/the-reading-...
My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
My latest at Medium, terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism by way of the British East India Company!
thomburchfield.medium.com/the-reading-...
My review of a terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism, told through the story of the British East India Company.
My review of a terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism, told through the story of the British East India Company.
The Reading Chair: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
A thrilling history of the bloody birth of modern Capitalism and the multi-national corporation.
thomburchfield.medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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My review of a terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism, told through the story of the British East India Company.
My review of a terrific book about the birth of modern Capitalism, told through the story of the British East India Company.
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"They Say He Died in the Land Beyond the Forest . . . but They Were Wrong!"
A story of Dracula's life in America makes for a perfect Halloween read! Available in paperback and e-book editions!
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A story of Dracula's life in America makes for a perfect Halloween read! Available in paperback and e-book editions!
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Dragon's Ark|Paperback
For a century, Dracula, the Superman of Evil, has ruled from his secret lair in the High Sierra. But now, confronting a world intent on scouring the shadows from his haunted world, the Vampire King re...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"They Say He Died in the Land Beyond the Forest . . . but They Were Wrong!"
A story of Dracula's life in America makes for a perfect Halloween read! Available in paperback and e-book editions!
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A story of Dracula's life in America makes for a perfect Halloween read! Available in paperback and e-book editions!
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This fresh and thrilling take on Bram Stoker's classic novel brings new blood to the Vampire King as the Superman of Evil in this surreal and weird portrait of absolute power!
This fresh and thrilling take on Bram Stoker's classic novel brings new blood to the Vampire King as the Superman of Evil in this surreal and weird portrait of absolute power!
Dracula: Endless Night|eBook
Call him Dracula. Conqueror by moonlight, bringer of storms, terrorist ruler of our dream world, Dracula has haunted the souls of readers and moviegoers for over a century, a monster for all seasons....
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September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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This fresh and thrilling take on Bram Stoker's classic novel brings new blood to the Vampire King as the Superman of Evil in this surreal and weird portrait of absolute power!
This fresh and thrilling take on Bram Stoker's classic novel brings new blood to the Vampire King as the Superman of Evil in this surreal and weird portrait of absolute power!
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An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
Adventures in History: Hero of the Empire by Candice Miller
A thrilling account of an early incident in the incredible life of Winston Churchill demonstrates how history can be better than fiction.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
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An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
Adventures in History: Hero of the Empire by Candice Miller
A thrilling account of an early incident in the incredible life of Winston Churchill demonstrates how history can be better than fiction.
thomburchfield.medium.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
thomburchfield.medium.com/adventures-i...
An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.
An exciting book about a crucial moment in the life of Winston Churchill. Could use a few more like him among us these days.