Rick Belsky
@rbelsky.bsky.social
Historian, Hunter College, NYC. Interests include China, world history, living mindfully in the late Anthropocene.
Correct. Also select grains and vegetables.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Correct. Also select grains and vegetables.
Indie artists own their own tools but do not otherwise own the means of production.
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Indie artists own their own tools but do not otherwise own the means of production.
The claim that the Left on universities promotes racism and antisemitism is vicious and false.
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The claim that the Left on universities promotes racism and antisemitism is vicious and false.
Sorry. I suspect you are
A bot, not a real person.
A bot, not a real person.
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Sorry. I suspect you are
A bot, not a real person.
A bot, not a real person.
I've been watching the TV series. How closely do the stories match the book versions?
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I've been watching the TV series. How closely do the stories match the book versions?
Obama presided over a huge shift of wealth to the wealthiest. He was/culturally liberal but effectively old-school republican.
September 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Obama presided over a huge shift of wealth to the wealthiest. He was/culturally liberal but effectively old-school republican.
This would rank up there with the one the gave to Kissinger in the wrong-headed moves department.
September 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This would rank up there with the one the gave to Kissinger in the wrong-headed moves department.
October is just the opposite.
August 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
October is just the opposite.
Thank you. Very interesting and informative.
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thank you. Very interesting and informative.
Starlings are the socer hooligans of the birdfeeder.
August 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Starlings are the socer hooligans of the birdfeeder.
Turns out success wasn't good for his character. Too bad.
August 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Turns out success wasn't good for his character. Too bad.
Would need to hear more before buying in. I don't think its self-evident.
August 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Would need to hear more before buying in. I don't think its self-evident.
Expect this trend to continue, even more now that funding for basic academic scientific research has been slashed in US.
August 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Expect this trend to continue, even more now that funding for basic academic scientific research has been slashed in US.