About Okay History
Hi, I’m Christopher - and this is my dog, Blue. We live in Washington, DC, and we are a rare breed: neither of us is involved in politics.
If you are curious about US history and want to enjoy learning about it, you have landed in the right place.
Okay History is a passion project: featuring essays and reflections with a twist of humor.
What You’ll Get:
Two posts every week:
Monday: a fun dive into “This Week in United States History.”
Friday: A feature essay - anything from ranking presidents, answering readers’ questions, to long-form storytelling.
Why people read Okay History:
Chris’s Okay History Substack is one of my absolute favorites. His wry takes on history and rankings of presidents and states are always fun and funny, a refreshing read on Monday and Friday mornings. Do yourself a favor and subscribe!
— Catherine Baab-Muguira, author of Poe Can Save Your Life:
Smart, witty, conversational, and slightly irreverent, Okay History is one of the few things I read on a regular basis that doesn’t feel like a chore. Chris has a special way of educating and engaging his readers, kind of like that one cool teacher when we were all in high school.
— ECM, longtime paid subscriber
Christopher’s ranking process is infuriatingly inconsistent, arbitrary, and capricious.
— Anonymous (a.k.a. my wife)
Join Us
If you are interested in learning more about American history, accompanying someone who shares that same interest, Okay History is here to help us laugh, learn, and remember why history is so important. Together, we can also learn what “capricious” means.
Christopher & Blue
