Putin's endgame: what he's waiting for, and why he might get it.
The Russian leader is hoping American voters will bail him out of the ditch he's in.
Sean Munger
Behind the scenes: The Fourth Crusade, Biggest Robbery in History.
My latest video tackles one of the oddest and most tragic episodes of medieval European history.
Popcorn and Purple Stuff: A journey through 1990s cinema in 25 Films. (Part I)
"Daniel Vanished," my new book, is available for pre-order!
My new novel is about a long-cold missing persons case that suddenly becomes a live murder mystery 32 years later.
Historic Painting: Maslenitsa by Boris Kustodiev, 1919.
A brief blog hiatus, and a photo from Mexico.
Here's why you haven't heard from me in a little while.
"In The Line of Fire": Assassination, memory, generations and history.
This taut political thriller from 1993 evoked no deep thinking at the time, but it has some fascinating implications 31 years later.