Based on his book, 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘕𝘈𝘗 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦—𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, @cjbossoboston.bsky.social & I dive into the political history behind America's largest food assistance program. 🔗Link to episode in bio! #SNAPprogram #publicpolicy #hungersolutions

New Episode just droppped! 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞  See link in bio to watch or listen to my conversation with Dr. Christopher Bosso, based on his book 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑺𝑵𝑨𝑷 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔: 𝑨 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆—𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎. #foodstamps #snap

Remembering isn't passive. Museums choose artifacts. Authors choose stories. Families choose photographs. History isn't just preserved. It's curated. That makes one question especially important: What have we forgotten?

The Clio Dialogues ~ History Podcast Episode 2: Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. #historypodcast #fashionhistory #cliodialogues #sartorialrevolution

George Washington may have launched the longest-running fashion trend in American history. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨 to watch or listen to my conversation with Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. @sexandstatus.bsky.social #historypodcast

The Clio Dialogues ~ History Podcast Episode 2: Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. #volodymyrzelenskyy  #NonfictionBooks #Menswear #FashionHistory #HistoryPodcast #TheClioDialogues

How did the business suit become the uniform of presidents, executives, and diplomats? 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨 to watch or listen to my conversation with Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. #thecliodialogues #historypodcast

The Clio Dialogues ~ History Podcast Episode 2: Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯.

Historian Dr. Chloe Chapin argues that the modern suit isn't simply clothing. It's the product of centuries of history that shaped our ideas about authority, masculinity, and who "looks" like a leader. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨 to watch or listen.  #HistoryPodcast @sexandstatus.bsky.social

I wrote a book about that. From the colonial period to 1888, international & interstate borders were controlled by the colonies and then states, in large part b/c of slavery. The feds don't take over until slavery is politically off the table, states stop fighting to retain migration control.

The Clio Dialogues ~ History Podcast Episode 2: Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯.

America's founding fathers didn't eliminate fashion -- they reinvented it.  𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨 to watch or listen to my conversation with Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. @sexandstatus.bsky.social

Now available: The latest episode of the Clio Dialogues featuring Dr. Chloe Chapin, author of 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. @sexandstatus.bsky.social

A new episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 just dropped! 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 | 𝐂𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨 to watch or listen.  @sexandstatus.bsky.social

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨 examines the historical threads running through contemporary life. See link in bio to 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 to the latest episode featuring Dr. Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social . #historypodcast #historicalthreads #cliodialogues

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𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐎. 𝐋𝐚𝐰 Dr. Anna O. Law and Dr. Jennifer Robin Terry discuss Law’s new book, 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱: 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 (Oxford University Press, 2026)

Me on @cliodialogues.bsky.social talking about Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship in the week that the Trump v Barbara birthright citizenship opinion dropped.

𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 "𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧"? In episode 1 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬, I sit down with Dr. Anna O. Law to discuss her new book, 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱: 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯-𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 (Oxford University Press, 2026).

🗃️ Piece by newly minted PhD @violaburlew.bsky.social on teaching about race and World War II using posters and visual analysis (America in a World at War issue). www.oah.org/tah/america-...

It was a pleasure to chat with Dr. Anna Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social for episode 1 of The Clio Dialogues. Catch the episode - 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐎. 𝐋𝐚𝐰 -on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is my lane. I went through the 194 Trump v Barbara opinion from yesterday section by section, noting what they got right about US migration and citizenship history, and what the dissents get wrong. Please share if you think it is helpful to others.

Supreme Court of the United States expected to issue ruling on birthright citizenship today. Recommend you follow @unlawfulentries.bsky.social for insight and analysis on this significant ruling. #SCOTUS #birthright #citizenship

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𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 – 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 explores history’s connection to the contemporary world. Guest bookings are in progress. 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬: scholars who've published history and history-adjacent monographs in the last 5 years, see www.cliodialogues.com for details.

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