Over its 138-year existence, political correctness has played a huge role in the name of that large institution on the south side of the city of Napa. In the beginning, it was the Napa Insane Asylum, ...

A couple of things spurred me to write this post. First, in a matter of days (and along with colleagues Vicky Long and Despo Kritsotaki), I will be submitting a book proposal on the history of ...