by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2024 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Last month, I saw Alex Garland’s much-discussed film Civil War. Since then, I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it. I don’t mean to imply that I think it’s a great movie. I continue to have mixed feelings about it. Nevertheless, the specter it...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2022 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham I know a lot of people who’ve ordered ancestry test kits like 23andMe, but I’ve never felt compelled to do so, since I already know a great deal about my family history. My mother, especially, was interested in genealogy, and when I was still very...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery.~ Mississippi’s official declaration of secession, 1861. Some years ago, I wrote a book about the Civil War. I had recently moved to Norfolk, so my publisher arranged some...
