Thomas A Brown
School
Alaska Pacific University, University Of Malta
Expertise
Writer, History Teacher, Political Consultant, Communications Manager
- Thomas was Communications Manager for a large social services non-profit. He was responsible for finding and publishing client success stories and testimonials from partners, stakeholders, political influencers, and community leaders. Thomas was a storyteller who managed the charity's brand image and press relations.
- Thomas has an MA in History and has experience teaching the subject at both the secondary and college levels. His specialties include 20th century history, US history, World history, Roman history, and Alaska history.
- Thomas worked in politics for almost ten years. For three years he managed a political polling and market research firm in Alaska, specializing in left-of-center issues campaigns and bipartisan political consulting. Thomas worked in both electoral and legislative politics, managing political campaigns as well as working in the Alaska State Legislature as a committee aide.
Experience
Thomas has been writing professionally for over a decade. His essays and journalistic articles have been published in Merion-West, University College Dublin, Times of Israel, Alaska Native News, The Bipartisan Press, Spiked, Human Events, and many others. His novel, An Honest Man, is available on Amazon.
Education
Thomas did his archaeological field work with the University of Malta and got both his BA and MA in history from Alaska Pacific University.
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Stories By Thomas A Brown
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Often, the new year isn't revolutionary, but sometimes, it's rung in with tremendous change. These are nine historical events that happened on New Years Eve.
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From bad weather to loads of traffic to car accidents, some ending in tragedy, here are some of America's most dangerous bridges.
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North Korea has nuclear weapons, and how it acquired them is a story as strange, unbelievable, and tragic as the country itself.
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Comedians are society's canary-in-the-censored-coalmine, and the consequences they face often reflect what the rest of us are or are not allowed to say.
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NBC is one of America's oldest broadcasting organizations, so it's bound to have made a few mistakes over the years. Here are the biggest scandals to hit NBC.
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Lab leaks do happen. Truly heinous pathogens and poxes have escaped from research facilities and government institutions in countries all over the world.
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The U.S. Department of Defense will soon give a report to Congress on "unidentified aerial phenomena." Here's what we know about the Pentagon's UFO report.
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International trends, federal laws, local ordinances, and prejudices all steered response to the depression, and its aftermath is still in effect right now.
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ABC has had its fair share of foul-ups and controversies.
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In mid-1989, China was swept by protests, and anti-corruption demonstrators occupied Tiananmen Square. One protestor who stood off with tanks remains a mystery.
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North Korea has been at the propaganda and hating America game for over 70 years. Here are some of the comical, inflammatory, and dangerous threats posed.
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New technology ending in disaster has been a recurring theme, even with the most seemingly innocuous of inventions.