Dr. Joe Krulder

Sir William Petty, wrote “Political Arithmetic” during the 1670s, published in 1690. New? His insistence that empirical data must be the foundation for policy-making. Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics goes against three and a half centuries of this practice #Skystorians

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife to the English Diplomat to the Ottoman Court, witnessed smallpox inoculations at Istanbul in 1717, a city she claimed was healthier and larger than London. Montagu was so taken by the procedure that she had her children inoculated. 🗃️#18c

🗃️ Most may not know that Indiana led the resurgence of the KKK in the 1910s 1920s and 1930s. Indiana! Not the South. So, the continuity here should not surprise

Nederlanders have ousted Wilders

Horrible treatment of our veterans

So, I am officially leaving the classroom at the end of this semester. I have feelings about it. My blog is fairly succinct about it. www.joehistorian.com/blog/2025/10...

I will forever root for Jamaica football in FIFA. Hold strong, Jamaica!!!

#ClimateChangeIsReal

Holy moly

Perhaps the Speaker isn’t 100% sure that Congress is a check on the president?

My grandson (age 3 and 11 months) reading to his sister (two months). It’s never too young to read to your children, and to teach them to read to others

Borrowing and Slightly altering a Ronald Reagan quote: “…are you better off now than you were 10 months ago?”

Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (1776) held 27 grievances against King George III. The 16th grievance reads, "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world." 🗃️ Free trade advocate Reagan would have had something to say about this.