<\/span>19th<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>and 20th<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>century American social and political history, the Cold War, and modern foreign policy<\/p>\n <\/span>Modern American politics, presidential leadership, Boston history, and sport and American society<\/p>\n Books<\/strong><\/p>\n Kooks and Degenerates on Ice: Bobby Orr, the Big Bad Bruins, and the Stanley Cup Championship that Transformed Hockey<\/em><\/a>, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, 2020<\/p>\n Spirit of \u201967: The Cardiac Kids, El Birdos, and the World Series That Captivated America<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n JFK and His Enemies: A Portrait of Power<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,\u00a0Lanham, Maryland, 2014.<\/p>\n When the Red Sox Ruled: Baseball\u2019s First Dynasty<\/a>, 1912-1918,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Chicago, IL, 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n A Higher Purpose: Profiles in Presidential Courage<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Chicago, IL, 2007.<\/em><\/p>\n Dynasty\u2019s End: Bill Russell and the 1968-69 World Champion Boston Celtics<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA, 2003.<\/p>\n Kennedy Versus Lodge: The 1952 Massachusetts Senate Race<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA, 2000.<\/p>\n Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n Regular contributions to\u00a0<\/span>Cognoscenti,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>the opinions section of Boston\u2019s NPR News Station, on topics including politics, sports, and history.<\/p>\n \u201cIs the Obama presidency over?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/a>The Conversation, November 20, 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cNewt Gingrich:\u00a0 A Leader more like Woodrow Wilson than Teddy Roosevelt.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Washington Post<\/em>, December 12, 2011.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tea Partyers Are Arrogant Elitists.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Opinion Page,\u00a0<\/span>US News & World Report<\/em>, October 2, 2010.<\/p>\n \u201cPolitical Dynasties are Undemocratic.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Editorial Page,\u00a0<\/span>Boston Globe<\/em>, September 6, 2009.<\/p>\n Expert commentary for a large number of national and international media outlets, including the New York Times, Politico, The Economist, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CNN, CNN International, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, the Boston Herald, Reuters TV, C-Span 3, ESPN 2, Voice of America, BBC Radio, the Chicago Tribune, the Associate Press, NBATV, and USA Today.\u00a0<\/span>For Tom\u2019s most recent TV and commentary appearances, click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>. Tom also received mention on\u00a0<\/span>Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/a>recently as part of the Boston Olympics discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJFK and His Enemies: A Profile in Power,\u201d lecture presentation for the Massachusetts Historical Society, November 2013 (http:\/\/vimeo.com\/83617311<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cHistory of Political Conventions,\u201d video presentation for C-SPAN, August 2012 (http:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?307778-4\/history-political-conventions<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cA Man of His Times: Bull Russell and the 1960s,\u201d lecture presentation for WBUR\u2019s World of Ideas, December 2011 (http:\/\/worldofideas.wbur.org\/2011\/12\/11\/bill-russell-2<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Presidency and Cold War Policy,\u201d 1953-1963, lecture presentation for American History TV, C-Span 3, November 2011 (http:\/\/www.c-spanvideo.org\/program\/301947-1<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Red Sox Ruled: Baseball\u2019s First Dynasty, 1912-1918,\u201d presentation at the Massachusetts Historical Society, September 28, 2011 (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gEyMk4XNfeY<\/a>).<\/p>\n Peyton Richter Award for interdisciplinary teaching, Boston University, 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13125,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/35960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/35960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47876,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/35960\/revisions\/47876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Research Interests<\/h3>\n
Selected Publications<\/h3>\n
Other Professional Activity and\/or Awards<\/h3>\n