« The historians’ brief — authored by Professor Martha S. Jones and Professor Kate Masur — centers on the pre–Civil War advocacy of free Black Americans for a broad and inclusive principle of birthright citizenship. » www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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"If you're a writer—any sort of a writer, really—in search of an audience, you will find so much that's invaluable in this candid, spirited, and openhearted handbook." - @bcdreyer.social on #ThePublicScholar.
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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My most normie centrist hill-to-die-on is that public funding requires public accounting. That’s the deal.
Akira Iriye, one of the pioneers in the internationalization of U.S. history, passed away. RIP.
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For those of you waking up to news that someone burned the synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, here's a link to donate to fire recovery efforts.
Wonderful law and music story.
Excerpt from David and Tim Barton's podcast: "Yeah, I was going to point out that earlier in the year, the White House asked us to look at some of that," David Barton responded. "At that point, you were leading a tour of legislators in Washington, D.C. ... By the way, we love the American History Museum, the Smithsonian because of the artifacts, but not because of the way they present them. The way they present them is terrible. And so as the legislators went through, Tim, they came back to you and said, 'Oh man, this is terrible and this is bad.' And so you turned that over to the White House on how bad the stuff was, how misleading it was." "You were right in the middle of that story," David celebrated. "This is so encouraging that we actually have an administration saying, 'Let's tell the truth, let's stop this woke propaganda nonsense, let's tell the truth,'" Tim responded. "This is such good news and I'm so excited for what this could mean for the 250th celebration because this is part of what they're gearing it for; they want to make sure we're telling good stories for the 250th."
David Barton, the self-described "amateur historian" whose debunked work has been central to mainstreaming claims that the US was founded as a Christian nation, says he and his son have been directly involved in the Trump administration's efforts to stop "woke propaganda" at the Smithsonian.
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We live in an age where the Internet and LLMs are encouraging ever more people to reject reality entirely.
Here's my thoughts on why this is happening, and why the Terminally Online turn amongst the powerful is so dangerous.
from the perspective of Venezuelans, I suppose last night's military operation doesn't really look very different from Grenada in 1983, Panama in 1989, or countless other US military actions
what makes this feel different from vantage points outside of Latin America is that the US is no longer
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ICYMI: @rns.org pulled together its list of political faith voices to watch in 2026, including @bradlander.bsky.social, Rev. David Black/religious critics of ICE, Erika Kirk, Doug Wilson/Hegseth, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and Rev. Frederick D. Haynes, among others. religionnews.com/2025/12/31/a...
I was today years old when I learned about the Irish Rebellion of 1798, an outgrowth of the American and French Revolutions led by Irish Presbyterians who wanted a union with Irish Catholics for a new democratic republic.
It failed, but the French sent troops in support! There were battles!
The idea Christians should be in positions of power is central to today’s Christian right, but it took root decades ago.
“We should be taking over every area of life,” one leader said in 1985.
(Published Oct. 2024)
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Historian of abolition here on this day Haiti became an independent republic in 1804, the African slave trade was abolished by the United States and Britain in 1808, and President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
1. Organize Research: what do you have? Flag moments that stand out. Brainstorm the big picture and three episodes to tell the story within. 2. ID three main categories/episodes in research and match sources. Arts and crafts day. 3. Outline first - what happens, timeline, key change: 750 words MESSY 4. Outline second - what happens, timeline, key change: 750 words 5. Outline third - what happens, timeline, key change: 750 words 6. Write a thesis for each section (250 words) 7. What do these add up to? What questions are unanswered? Research to be done list 8. So what? Write a claim for why it all matters and connect it to what three other writers have discussed. (350 words) 9. Write a hook of 2 paragraphs that sets up the problem to be solved, the key characters of the piece, the stakes. (350 words) / 3200 words total draft 10. Fill in the gaps in the outline: 850 words (part 1) 11. 850 words (part 1) 12. 850 words (part 1) 13. 850 words (part 2) 14. 850 words (part 2) 15. 850 words (part 2) 16. 850 words (part 3) 17. 850 words (part 3) 18. 850 words (part 3) 19. 850 words (intro) 20. 850 words (intro and conclusion)
Draft an article in 20 working days (ideally with weekends off, or breaks in between). Here's my plan to create a messy first draft of an article, 12,000 words (including notes):
As promised, here’s a year-end #ScholarSunday thread featuring some of the best public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new books, & more from throughout 2025. I really appreciate folks who shared work, their own & that of others, for this meta-thread! 🗃️
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I read “Going Whaling with Cap’n Goody” more times than I can count and the art was a big part of the joy of reading it!
The entire conservative legal movement and philosophy of “originalism” is premised on the illegitimacy of any SCOTUS decision that doesn’t fit the GOP party platform
New Orleans restaurant recs please. As always more fucked up, the better.
Starting this morning in California
