David A. Taylor's Blog

For New Security Beat, I wrote about how a convergence of organized crime and crimes against the environment is speeding up damage to communities, ecosystems and the planet. Journalists can… Read More »Climate Threat of Environmental Crime

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Fifteen years ago on a field trip with the Society of Environmental Journalists in Madison, Wisconsin, I visited the shack of Aldo Leopold, a pioneer of conservation, in Sauk County.… Read More »Aldo Leopold on the Way to Sand County

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Recently I was asked for my reflections after returning from a Spring semester in Portugal. I was there thanks to a Fulbright Scholar award, hosted by the Polytechnic Institute of… Read More »Reflections on Spring in Portugal

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Our team creating The People's Recorder, the podcast about the Federal Writers' Project, has been busy.

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I've read about 40 books this year (so far) so it's really hard picking just three! But these books were tops in how they satisfied my thirst for new stories, fresh voices, and thought-provoking tales.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the community garden at Cleveland Park. It started as a Victory Garden in another time of unpredictable supply chains when lethal threats from America’s enemies prompted people to grow vegetables for self-sufficiency.

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David A. Taylor Alex Harvey’s Song Noir has a nicely contained thesis — that Los Angeles and its varied character shaped Tom Waits’ creative development. The book’s focus on the… Read More »The Los Angeles that Shaped Tom Waits

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Sharing recommendations on best books on spies and espionage in World War II, based on research for my book, Cork Wars.

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Umran Safter is a Turkish filmmaker who brings a fresh eye to D.C. history in her new film about 1940s Washington, Leave the Door Open. In early 2020, she came to D.C. to film interviews and locations in the story of the Ertegun brothers and their experiences in the city. I was honored to speak… Read More »New Film on Washington in Jazz History

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After so much focus on the national election, a spotlight on community stories comes this weekend in the Community Stories Film Festival, organized by Docs in Progress and sponsored by the city of Takoma Park, Maryland. I’m excited that it will feature my short documentary, Enemy Alien: Italian-American in Baltimore. In the film, Frank tells… Read More »Enemy Alien in Community Stories Film Festival

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