Never a good time in politics when historians - esp historians of the crusades - have to comment on current matters. @tlecaque.bsky.social and I wrote about incoming Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s tattoos - and their violent meaning for @thebulwark.bsky.social: https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/whats-the-deal-with-pete-hegseth-crusader-tattoos?r=eqjes&utm_medium=ios