David J. Snyder
@fractalpast9.bsky.social
Historian, writer, editor. Author of "American Power in the Netherlands" (Bloomsbury, 2026). I blog about US empire, history, and culture at fractalpast.com. Working on a biography of Pittsburgh's Daisy Lampkin.
For editing inquiries: www.fractalpast.com.
For editing inquiries: www.fractalpast.com.
For a more critical, though rarely unfair account, see Jay Nordlinger's "Peace, They Say":
www.amazon.com/Peace-They-S...
www.amazon.com/Peace-They-S...
Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World
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December 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
For a more critical, though rarely unfair account, see Jay Nordlinger's "Peace, They Say":
www.amazon.com/Peace-They-S...
www.amazon.com/Peace-They-S...
You ain't the only one. Plus its genuinely informative, affective, and funny.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
You ain't the only one. Plus its genuinely informative, affective, and funny.
Not at all the point of your skeet, and I apologize for the hijack, but the subject of Prague museums comes up so infrequently that I just gotta share this: www.fractalpast.com/blog/neodvol...
Neodvolám: Our Summer of Czech Dissent
Prague is a beautiful city under any circumstances, but sometimes the universe determines to speak with even greater magic, and purpose. Ten years ago this month I accompanied my ex-wife an on...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Not at all the point of your skeet, and I apologize for the hijack, but the subject of Prague museums comes up so infrequently that I just gotta share this: www.fractalpast.com/blog/neodvol...
I would of course be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to offer this little book for anyone interested in the history of the "voluntary assistance of other countries":
www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...
American Power in the Netherlands
This book tells the story of American influence within the Netherlands after the Second World War. David J. Snyder reveals that, while American power in the Net…
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I would of course be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to offer this little book for anyone interested in the history of the "voluntary assistance of other countries":
www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...
The very definition of "classic." Every viewing remains as fresh as ever.
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The very definition of "classic." Every viewing remains as fresh as ever.
I wrote a little capsule history of European integration and US support a few months ago. This may be a history about which a lot of people are unaware: www.fractalpast.com/blog/a-capsu...
A Capsule History of European Integration (and US Support Thereof)
In a recent social media post, President Trump made the claim that the European Union was “formed for the primary purpose of ‘screwing’ the United States of America.” This is, like nearly...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wrote a little capsule history of European integration and US support a few months ago. This may be a history about which a lot of people are unaware: www.fractalpast.com/blog/a-capsu...
You'll get fewer fries, but they'll put it on a pink plate and charge you 20% more, so it'll be a wash in the end . . .
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
You'll get fewer fries, but they'll put it on a pink plate and charge you 20% more, so it'll be a wash in the end . . .
Your memes always crack me up.
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Your memes always crack me up.
Happy to help with the editing: www.fractalpast.com.
December 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Happy to help with the editing: www.fractalpast.com.
Welker? I'm sorry, I'm not sure what this is about. Have you mixed me up with someone else?
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Welker? I'm sorry, I'm not sure what this is about. Have you mixed me up with someone else?