Jason H. Dormady

What did that other person do so well (if it wasn’t publications)? “But I have more publications @ top journals! Why did X get the job and not me?” Here are some thoughts on conversations at regional comprehensives regarding candidates who perhaps don’t have unlim…

Seeing the disappointment of colleagues this time of year coupled with the lack of feedback from search committees means it is time for me to share my "thoughts from the regional comprehensive" job search blog post.

jasondormadyhistorian.wordpress.com/2022/04/18/w...

There is a crypto “charter city” in Honduras called Prospero. Peter Thiel is a major investor and Orlando Hernandez was instrumental. A lot of Trump family crypto scams funnel through there. It’s a “follow the money” story.

Y'all are just grumpy it sounds better in the original Spanish. 😁

Imagination, History, and The Future One of the places where I get into trouble with my students is insisting they use their imaginations. Can you imagine what the past was like based on these documents? Can you imagine what kind of h…

Watching some once vibrant dreamers drown in the "good old days" rhetoric urged me draft a short essay. jasondormadyhistorian.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/i...

An astonishing change for Spain that will alter politics and community for years to come.

a woman in a white dress and white gloves is dancing in front of a crowd of people . ALT: a woman in a white dress and white gloves is dancing in front of a crowd of people .

I found a missing property register from the Jalisco State Archive in the Municipal Archive. #miracles #archive #history We're looking at 400 pages of material covering last names G to N. No longer having to figure out the acrobatics of "here's all the women who own property not named Garcia, etc."

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild. ;)

J ack rabbit
A ntelope (pronghorn)
S almon
O tter (sea and river)
N ighthawk

My daily #commute to the archive in a chaufer driven Mercedes-Benz playing 80s & 90s classics.

For #NAHM Native American Heritage Month, the National Museum of the American Indian is streaming Native short films for free through 11/28:

americanindian.si.edu/native-cinem...

Feria del libro usado e antiguo in #Guadalajara getting you all pumped up for #FIL 2025 in the coming days.

And, yes, that is a plug for my cousin who did play on Young And The Restless for a couple seasons.

The real reason for the U.S.-Argentina bailout American taxpayers are bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion. But what does the U.S. get out of it? And can it really fix Argentina’s economy?

Excellent primer yesterday on the current basic #economics of #Argentina from @wbur.org On Point. Hear @mdebolle.com explain terms for non-specialists (with a side of fact checking). A good item to send friends doing the "it is not a bailout" song and dance.

www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Juliet (spoilers) dies at the end of each performance, and yet we go back again and again to see what Theda Bara, Olivia Hussey, or Clair Danes do with new tellings. This is a ridiculous concern.

Soap operas had it right: announce "the part of Mackenzie is now played by Rachel Kimsey" and move on.

Yesterday I started working with indices de catastro. These are alphabetic lists of property owners, their property, transactions, and property values. #Guadalajara #Mexico #sources #history #skystorians #archives #Urban The archivist had to clean off the books because she says nobody consults them.

Conflict and Correspondence is now available from the @univnebpress.bsky.social in hard, soft, and digital. #academicsky #Mexico #Urban #Guadalajara #belonging #conflict #cities Learn how tapatios found belonging through conflict in mid-century Mexico.

www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

Guillermo O'Donnell wrote this 26 years ago in an edited collection about the rule of law in Latin America. The Rule of Law is a complicated idea (see Whigs and Hunters), but generally it helps prevent civil decay and unrest. #RuleOfLaw

Health Canada approves drug that slows progression of Alzheimer’s disease The medication is designed to affect the root cause of the disease, rather than just mitigate symptoms

Health Canada has for the first time approved an antibody drug that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, @kellygrant1.bsky.social reports
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

"You are the magic weapon."

Public busses in #Guadalara #Mexico. 75 people in a full bear hug racing then suddenly braking together in absolute silence except a Luismi soundtrack.

We are led by Jr. High students from 1988.

Bill Clinton was the best GOP president of my lifetime.

Bife, it's what's for MAGA.

a woman in a military uniform and tie is standing next to a man . ALT: a woman in a military uniform and tie is standing next to a man .

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of ANTIFA."

In 2008 I was walking at 6am in Columbus, NM after camping at the state park with students. Border Patrol was driving on another street, saw me, flipped around, came racing up on me, pulled up, looked at me, then raced off. My white face was my "papers."

My daughter yesterday met a woman here in GDL from #Africa who was dumped in #Mexico by #ICE with 3 US citizen kids (twin 6yos and a 3yo). She's living in her car with the kids. Local org working to get her connected to resources.

Saying it again into the void: #Farm and #Ranch voters are not the same as #Rural voters. Killing fams is not a losing position for the #MAGA #GOP because they retain rural voters via other positions. Farm votes are miniscule: even #skateboarders are a larger voting bloc.

CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF SEATTLE PROCESS!

#history #fascism #disney Today as I was reading an archival collection I saw this. Posting for no reason in particular ;). "Il Duce Benito Mussolini Goes After Mickey Mouse."

This is amazing.

#Mexico #Guadalajara #History #memes