Are Too Many Professors Excellent Sheep?
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Prof at Carleton, writes on K-12 schools, higher ed, race, culture wars, & free expression. Co-hosts Banished podcast & blog w/ @amnauncensored.bsky.social. See jeffreyaaronsnyder.com & banished.substack.com.
Are Too Many Professors Excellent Sheep?
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Why are so many professors so afraid to speak their minds? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I discuss this question with UPenn historian of education Jon Zimmerman. Inspired by "Why Aren't Professors Braver?" by @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social in @chronicle.com.
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What happened to literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I get the behind-the-scenes stories from debut author Adam Szetela--
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In this new episode of Banished, @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.
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In this new episode of Banished, @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I talk to debut author Adam Szetela about his fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the effects of cancel culture in the publishing industry--
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Thanks, Kathy! All best wishes to you--
Good stuff!
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What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, thatβs not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
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@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I interview @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, as well as the turbulent free expression climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination--
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Tune in on Mon, Sept 8 at 3pm CT (4pm ET) for "Trump v. History," a conversation featuring @dblight.bsky.social, @jgrossman.bsky.social, and Leslie Harris. Also check out
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
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Turning to the past can be a potent antidote to the bewilderment and desperation we feel in the face of todayβs crises. Authoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good;
βAuthoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good; democracy is fragile and always in a fight with its opposites.If Trumpism was made, it can it be unmade.β
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Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social
At a time when teaching US history with integrity is under threat, historians of other places must rise to the occasion & give students & the public hope. My latest in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/1983...
Good morning. Here is the cover and all 11 essays of new special issue of the TNR by historians ighting back against Trump administration's assaults on history, museums, archives, libraries. No surrender among historians.
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I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026!
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11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out βͺ@michaelkazin.bsky.socialβ¬'s excellent piece on the history of American greatness.
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@dblight.bsky.social's phenomenal lead essay in @newrepublic.com challenging Kevin Roberts to a public debate on US history. Check it out (and 10 essays by 10 other historians on history under Trump 2.0 in TNR's Sept issue). Spread the word:
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Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Don't miss @thenewrepublic.bsky.social's new series on Trump's attack on history curated by @dblight.bsky.social. Four pieces dropped online today (by @dblight.bsky.social,
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
ICYMI, my latest in the Chronicle on how Trump's anti-DEI campaign undermines one of our most sacred values, the freedom of association. Substack link for those who hit a paywall:
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Opinion: Trump's war on DEI risks attacking the basic American value of freedom of association. chroni.cl/4kCn4SP
A past critic of DEI extremism speaks out. www.chronicle.com/article/trum...