Terry Bouton

Dubois was such a great writer. So many killer passages in that book.

It would be only fair to the reader to say frankly in advance that the attitude of any person toward this story will be distinctly influenced by his theories of the Negro race. If he believes that the Negro in America and in general is an average and ordinary human being, who under given environment develops like other human beings, then he will read this story and judge it by the facts adduced. If, however, he regards the Negro as a distinctly inferior creation, who can never successfully take part in modern civilization and whose emancipation and enfranchisement were gestures against nature, then he will need something more than the sort of facts that I have set down. But this latter person, I am not trying to convince. I am simply pointing out these two points of view, so obvious to Americans, and then without further ado, I am assuming the truth of the first. In fine, I am going to tell this story as though Negroes were ordinary human beings, realizing that this attitude will from the first seriously curtail my audience. W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS Atlanta, December, 1934

I'd forgotten how hard the preface to DuBois's "Black Reconstruction" (1934) went...and am saddened by how contemporary it still feels.

The Drop in International Students Last Year Was Worse Than We Thought Visa issuances nosedived 36 percent, possibly reflecting weakening global interest in studying in the United States.

NEW: The bad news about international-student enrollments at American colleges just got worse. An exclusive @chronicle.com analysis of just-released State Department data shows new visa issuances in the summer of 2025 dropped by more than a third. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease ALT: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease

Google’s Gemini fully made up a fake title for a book I wrote without me prompting it (I was looking up an award date to add to my CV). So guess what everyone? I’ve written two books. Promotion, please.

They blew up an elementary school Tom
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The antifederalists. Who predicted nearly all the abuses of power we are currently seeing and wanted them fixed before the Constitution was ratified.

A frightening thing about the right's expansion is the spread of openly fascist messaging across an incredibly diverse online landscape. This can be seen by tracking the # “Revolt Against the Modern World,” a book written by Julius Evola in 1934. (More relevant now than when I wrote it 3/4/23.) 🧵

I wrestled with this article all day - an honest effort to assess the arguments in favour of the war, which I don’t entirely dismiss, and whether they outweigh the arguments against - on which my conclusion is no - largely because I don’t trust this admin’s motives, staying power or competence.

You Just Have to Read This: Books by Alumni, Spring 2026

Nice shout out from Wesleyan about my new book, Empathy Machines.
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Check out Jason Loviglio's new book "Empathy Machines," which looks at the history of NPR, sound, voice, and public media's complex relationship with national ideology.

Hey unitary executive enthusiasts, if the commander-in-chief/dear leader calls it a war, does that mean it is a war?

"Why is he coming?"
"He's coming to get us."
On a snow white cloud....or a B2 Stealth Bomber

This is my district. Worth pointing out Rodney Sadler isn't just a rhetorical activist; he's actually been arrested at protests. Contrast with Cunningham, whose vote was "decisive" because it gave the GOP the final vote they needed to *override the governor's veto* of the ICE compliance bill.

Political scientist Jeanne Zaino calls it democracy's "day two problem": revolutions are exciting. Building and sustaining self-governance is the hard part.

250 years after Common Sense, we're still working on day two

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#Revolution250 #America250 #History #Democracy

A great and timely episode!

If you want to understand how all this has been building, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's audio series, Charismatic Revival Fury, is essential listening.
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Starseeds, government plots and an alien mantis: Inside New Age spirituality's new age Thousands converged in Los Angeles for the Conscious Life Expo, where influencers and cultural shifts are fueling cosmic belief systems often featuring extraterrestrials.

I talked with Kathryn for this story on how conspiracy communities often act like faith systems, stepping into the role that traditional religion once filled for many people. Worth a read.
religionnews.com/2026/03/02/s...

Grateful to Foreword Reviews for this thoughtful review of The Conspiracists.
www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-...

I get it now.
AI means “artificial information.”

This is a really weird fantasia of Edinburgh (and its geography) as it never was and is *full* to the brim of the sorts of simple yet glaring errors and anachronisms you would never have gotten if you hadn't left it to a computer to just barf out an averagised slop answer.

“Bomb Iran” was the Boomer / Gen X version of doing it for the lulz.

Turns out threats against law enforcement aren’t content. They’re crimes.
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YouTube video by KillingJokeVEVO Killing Joke - Eighties

Déjà vu
1/4
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As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter

It’s not surprising at all. We always find a way to make women answer for men.

The jet is really hard to fly until you get the hang of it.

trump administration released a video game about the files