Writing & media
Ancient texts. Modern arguments. Public conversation.
I write and speak about classical literature and its afterlives, politics, higher education, books and the ways old stories continue to shape public life.
Newsletter
All The Things She Said
All the Things She Said is my newsletter about classical literature, Heated Rivalry, and everything in between: learned without being solemn, and written for readers rather than specialists.
Selected public writing
Austin American-Statesman · 2025
School closures won’t save AISD—they’ll harm Austin’s kids
On public education, neighborhood schools and the costs hidden inside an efficiency argument.
Life & Letters · 2024
Highbrow advice for life: free time done right
What ancient and modern thinkers can teach us about leisure, attention and using time well.
Los Angeles Review of Books
“Know Thyself”: On Clare Pollard’s Delphi
Classical myth, pandemic life and a novel poised between prophecy and uncertainty.
CNN
This is how you mess with Texas
An argument about Texas politics, public institutions and the stories a state tells about itself.
Audio & video
Conversations beyond the page
I have appeared in the History Channel series Barbarians Rising, served as a panelist on NPR’s On Point, co-hosted podcasts about film and the practice of Classics, and joined public conversations about classical reception and modern popular culture.
- Barbarians Rising, History Channel and October Films
- Podcasting and video archive
- NPR On Point: The enduring popularity of Game of Thrones
- Media coverage and interviews
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