John Putman

A Trekkie since the days he watched reruns of the original Star Trek series from his own "captain's chair" in his livingroom, I am now a History professor at San Diego State University where I teach a class called "Star Trek, Culture, and History."

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Why Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Is Best Trek Series Ever

In terms of drama, power, intrigue, and excitement, DS9 season 6 reminds us of the sheer…

Star Trek Enterprise and Terrorism

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Star Trek's DS9 Explores Terrorism

When Deep Space Nine (DS9) premiered in 1993 two years after Gene Roddenberry’s death,…

Star Trek Tackles Terrorism

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Star Trek Novel Explores Arab Spring

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5 Star Trek Captains Meeting in London This October

Trekkies and Trekkers are salivating at the announcement that all five Star Trek captains will…

Star Trek Phase 2 Releases New Online Episode

Phase II continues the ongoing voyages of Captain Kirk, Spock, and the original Enterprise.

Star Trek: Barack Obama In Vulcan Salute

The blogosphere was abuzz this week with a picture of President Barack Obama with Nichelle…

Don Draper, the Captain Kirk of Mad Men

As I watched last week's episode unfold, I was struck by the similarities between Don Draper…