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Alexis Coe

@alexiscoe.bsky.social

Presidential historian. American History Columnist @NYTBR. Senior Fellow @NewAmerica. NYT bestselling author of (almost!) 3 books.

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Substack is messing with us, but we will triumph!

Let's eff em up next Tuesday--same time, same day, same disappointing place!

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After the event, free subscribers will get clips and paid subscribers will have access to the entire video.

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Tonight! Join me & @mikeduncan.bsky.social at 8pm. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/tonight-sm...

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Well then

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LIVE SOON: Alexis Coe + Mike Duncan Starting Sep 30 at 8:00 PM EDT

Join me + @mikeduncan.bsky.social on Tuesday, 8pm EST for what a respectable institution might blandly call a "wide-ranging conversation."

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And if you like that, you'll love this alexiscoe.substack.com

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Study Marry Kill | Alexis Coe | Substack For history cranks and fiends. Click to read Study Marry Kill, by Alexis Coe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Upcoming Event!

Tomorrow, on Study Marry Kill, 8:30pm: Me +
Dion Flynn, staff writer for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

We first met as fellows at New America, where I immediately clocked him as Barack Obama. alexiscoe.substack.com

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"Wars Are Not Won by Evacuations”: A Historian’s Action Plan Table of Contents

Good stuff from @alexiscoe.bsky.social

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George W. Bush's Silent Surrender: Moral Abdication in Democracy's Twilight The apotheosized Founders risked the hangman's noose and utter destitution for eight brutal years but Bush won't even issue a statement on the Internet.

I went off last year alexiscoe.substack.com/p/george-w-b...

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hahahaha

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Opinion | I testified at a congressional hearing on the JFK files β€” that was a mistake As a historian invited to speak before Congress, I expected to converse with serious people. That's not what happened.

In my defense, I have no respect for her www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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What she doesn't understand is everything

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In her defense, she has none

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Her grasp of logic could be outwitted by a coin toss x.com/RepLuna/stat...

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Swipe Left on the Great Emancipator I’m Alexis Coe, and this is the only campaign I’ll ever run.

Punk Lincoln!! new meme from @alexiscoe.bsky.social
Swipe Left on the Great Emancipator
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cc @mikeduncan.bsky.social

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And yet I know two Jennys!

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After meeting three Mike who are dads in a row, I made this, but as many of these Mikes know, I've held this contention for some time.

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First of all, I play tennis, not pickleball. Sadly of all, no dog. Otherwise, sick burn.

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LL Cool Cal IV: Our 30th President was Deeply Weird I’ve spent decades in presidents’ head.

This makes me so happy! alexiscoe.substack.com/p/ll-cool-ca...

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Not all heroes wear capes. Some just mutter, "She couldn’t do any worse."

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Hello from Maine

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In case anyone is still wondering why Bolton was raided

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I meant the Bush presidential dynasty but good to know!

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And other news...

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I've started reading YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Alexis Coe and am enjoying it so far.

In her preface, she notes that most biographies of Washington are written by men for other men -- she's the first woman to write one in […]

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Books on a wooden coffee table.
My Birthday gift to myself. From ThriftBooks.

Top to Bottom.
Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
The Paradox of Choice - Barry Schwatz
Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience - Gitta Sereny
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington - Alexis Coe
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson
Sold - Patricia McCormick
The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century _ Jean-Martin Bauer
Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch - Andrea Freeman
ad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream - Megan Greenwell

For my apocalypse library.

Books on a wooden coffee table. My Birthday gift to myself. From ThriftBooks. Top to Bottom. Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen The Paradox of Choice - Barry Schwatz Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience - Gitta Sereny You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington - Alexis Coe Silent Spring - Rachel Carson Sold - Patricia McCormick The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century _ Jean-Martin Bauer Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch - Andrea Freeman ad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream - Megan Greenwell For my apocalypse library.

I'm the type of girl who has a few drinks and shows you my books.

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And news! Thrilled to join New America for a third year as a super super Senior Fellow.

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Kennebunkport: lobster rolls, lighthouses, and a side of Bush.

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