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I edited and wrote part of a short book published by New America in July 2015 and freely available online, about how drones are being used in new ways around the world. It's meant to be useful to people who want to fly drones.The Pioneer Detectives
I published a short book with The Millions.
It's the story of the Pioneer Anomaly, a long-standing mystery. The book is short and fun—the length of a novella—but also, in the words of Amazon's reviewer, "powerful and sad". If you've got any curiosity about how NASA works behind the scenes or why scientists believe what they do, I think you'll enjoy the book.
It is available on Amazon as a Kindle Single and also on Apple's iBooks.Drone Wars
I wrote a chapter on the long history of drone technology going back to the early 20th century in this edited Cambridge University Press volume.
‘The Tower and the Ruin’ Review: Seeking Tolkien’s Past
12 December 2025
Was a real privilege to review a moving analysis of some of my favorite books which shows how literary criticism can be a way to show your family how much you love them.
[Wall Street Journal]
Book Reviews, clips, Essays
tags: Wall Street Journal
Reflections on the 90th Anniversary of the New Yorker
19 February 2015
On first looking into Trow’s essay
A reminiscence of the first time I read “Within the Context of No Context” and why you should read it too
[Weekly Wonk]