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. banished.substack.com/p/are-too-ma...

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-- banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...

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. banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...

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-- banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...

Good stuff!

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, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions. Click 👇 banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...

@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-- open.substack.com/pub/banished...

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. www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...

Kevin Roberts and the Heritage Foundation: Come out and debate historians about the current and future practice of American history. See the current New Republic. We respectfully invite you to an open, civil debate. -David Blight, for American historians and teachers eager to fight back.

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. newrepublic.com/magazine?utm...

‘History Demands that We Acknowledge Its Incoherence’ www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/bo...

Driving to Virginia tomorrow, so it’s #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 237th thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

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...

@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: newrepublic.com/article/1983...

11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out ‪@michaelkazin.bsky.social‬'s excellent piece on the history of American greatness. newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Trumpism-unmade Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social

11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 features in TNR's Sept issue. 7 articles, including this fabulous one by @jgrossman.bsky.social, are now online; others coming soon. Be sure to check them out! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

The September issue of The New Republic features articles by 11 historians on doing history in the current environment. Thus far seven have been posted online, including mine. Thanks to David Blight for organizing and MIchael Tomasky as the editor at TNR. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

A must read piece by @dblight.bsky.social, "What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?" newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com

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...

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...

I wrote about Texas and the news vacuum Democrats should be shouting into newrepublic.com/article/1988...

I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026! 🧵

Coming to this a bit late but if you haven't read this interview w/ Wesleyan's president, Michael Roth, do so NOW! He models what higher ed leaders should be doing at this moment when the freedom to think is under attack: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

"History teaches a simple lesson: societies that welcome dissenting outsiders tend to flourish — intellectually, culturally, and politically. Those that silence them in the name of vague security grounds or ideological purity often decay." @mchangama.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebedro...

"If “academic freedom”, “free speech”, and “viewpoint diversity” organizations have nothing to say to this illiberalism, or even support these moves, they’re worse than useless." @musaalgharbi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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American exceptionalism is a powerful drug and no matter where people stand politically, most everyone in the USA is on it. Most people there do not understand that it is not business as usual for the rest of the world.

Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

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: banished.substack.com/p/whatever-h...

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

"If fed govt outlaws campus affinity groups for their connection to DEI, it will be rejecting principle of free association. In that case...any conservative orgs have no more claims to legitimacy than any other college affinity group." @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

A brilliant piece by @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social on how the attack on affinity groups on campus is anti-American. A must read:

Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan: "You don't learn from just falling in line with ppl...you learn from disagreement and practicing democracy." Hear! Hear! players.brightcove.net/225767975400...

Opinion: Some academic disciplines have insisted that they are guilty of serious political sins, and by implication possess great political power. chroni.cl/3F5kTqM

Opinion: PEN America's Jeremy Young says that if it hopes to survive, higher education needs to learn how to speak with one voice. chroni.cl/4h9AMdb

This is a period of potentially momentous change for higher education. Four veteran analysts think about what's next. chroni.cl/4i0LXGe

A brilliant piece by @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social on how the attack on affinity groups on campus is anti-American. A must read:

As brilliant piece by @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social on how the attack on affinity groups on campus is anti-American. A must read:

New Banished podcast episode now live: Ken Stern (Director of Bard's Center for the Study of Hate) discusses antisemitism, how it is defined, how colleges handled the student protests around Gaza and why so many are facing Title VI lawsuits. banished.substack.com/p/supercharg...

New pod just dropped. Listen to episode 2 of @amnauncensored.bsky.social's conversation w/ @musaalgharbi.bsky.social about his new book, *We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.* banished.substack.com/p/who-speaks...

Excellent piece by Adam Szetela on the *Ivy Advantage* in the academic job market-- www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

Patrick Casey's must read piece on the tyranny of the assessment regime in higher ed: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

New podcast episode just dropped. @amnauncensored.bsky.social talks to @musaalgharbi.bsky.social about his new book, *We Have Never Been Woke.* Musa is one of our sharpest minds on the economic, political and cultural divides between the haves and have-nots. banished.substack.com/p/you-cant-b...

Part 1 of my conversation with @musaalgharbi.bsky.social is now out as an episode of Banished. Thank you Musa for coming to Carleton and engaging so thoughtfully with students and faculty. It was a real pleasure! Click link to listen: banished.substack.com/p/you-cant-b...

An excellent piece from @anecdotal.bsky.social on the perils of the model of belonging that has taken root in higher ed -- a must read: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Read @michellegoldberg.bsky.social on Trump's dangerous plans for higher ed. For more on this topic, listen to this 20-minute podcast conversation @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I had w/ @jeremycyoung.bsky.social: banished.substack.com/p/trouble-ah... www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...

Profoundly misguided move by @Harvard to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. To understand why, listen to this 20-minute pod episode w/ @jeremycyoung.bsky.social that @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I released yesterday-- banished.substack.com/p/trouble-ah... www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

The latest episode of Banished -- a conversation with @penamerica.bsky.social's @jeremycyoung.bsky.social just dropped. Not to be missed: