Michael O'Malley

A native of Philadelphia, Mike O'Malley got his undergraduate degree in history at Temple University, and his PH.D. in US history at the University of California at Berkeley. At Berkeley he was a student of Lawrence Levine and Michael Rogin. He taught at NYU and at Vassar College before coming to George Mason University in 1994. His first book, Keeping Watch, was published by Viking/ Penguin in 1990.

O'Malley was a semi professional musician and before Covid be seen playing in various small-time local gigs around the DC area.

He dreads the Midas touch of expertise