Are Too Many Professors Excellent Sheep? open.substack.com/pub/banished...

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...

Turning to the past can be a potent antidote to the bewilderment and desperation we feel in the face of today’s 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;

“Authoritarians 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.” newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Trumpism-unmade 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. newrepublic.com/magazine?utm...

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

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...

@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...

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

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...

"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:

Whatever happened to freedom of association? Voluntary affinity groups are an American tradition, not a form of DEI discrimination. My latest in @chronicle.com www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

We are so proud to be recognized once more as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students — this time marks the 20th year in a row that Carleton has made this prestigious list! Learn more about the seven Carls with 2024–25 #Fulbright awards on Carleton News 💛💙 www.carleton.edu/news/stories...

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...

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...

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...

Kimberly Diei never should've had to defend herself against attacks on her First Amendment rights just because she posted sexually-themed material on social media. But I'm grateful that she stood up for herself, and for the rights of others.

A much coveted "highly recommended"

Still a few days left to submit!

I will be at Purdue U on Monday talking about my new book project on schools and the culture wars... join us if you're in West Lafayette! www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/his...

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...

Nadine Strossen's endorsement of my forthcoming book on 'Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights.' I am extremely humbled.

Get up to speed on Trump's plans for higher ed in this 20-minute podcast episode, featuring PEN America's eloquent and incisive @jeremycyoung.bsky.social. cc: @aaup.bsky.social, @brianleiter.bsky.social, @hankreichman.bsky.social, @brsoucek.bsky.social banished.substack.com/p/trouble-ah...

Happy to cite @rosiecollington.bsky.social here, in a piece about the Con of big consulting and how I predict higher ed's addiction will end in 2025: hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/last-mile-...

"Florida is not a model for the country, but a cautionary tale." PEN America’s @jeremycyoung.bsky.social and Amy B. Reid describe the looming fight over gen ed. Read more in @chronicle.com here: www.chronicle.com/article/flor...

Essential reading--

@jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social and I really enjoyed our conversation with Laura Laurent about the state of academic freedom, free expression & campus politics today. jmp.princeton.edu/podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1PWM...

Have "the culture wars" (re sex, religion, patriotism, testing, etc) come to YOUR public K-12 school? I am eager to talk to students, teachers, parents, administrators, politicians, as well as others such as bus drivers, nurses, aides, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, etc. DM/comment if you!

@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I had the pleasure of speaking with Laura Laurent for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of academic freedom, free expression & campus politics today. jmp.princeton.edu/podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1PWM...

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with @mchangama.bsky.social on a book about the many global threats to free speech and learning so much from him about speech laws in other parts of the world (spoiler: they’re not great).This weekend we submitted our manuscript to our publisher!

Whether or to whatever extent you end up agreeing with him, @musaalgharbi.bsky.social is definitely worth reading and taking seriously. Hope this piece helps get more people to read his work and book. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...