Paul Kramer is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches history and non-fiction writing. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Slate, Washington Post, New York Times, New Republic, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Foreign Affairs, and received support from the Pulitzer Center. His book, “The Blood of Government,” won several awards and was a finalist for the Philippines National Book Award in social science writing. He can be reached at paul.a.kramer@vanderbilt.edu.
