Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers "The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Tom Nichols, The Atlantic Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter.

Well, it's been... interesting. This is now going into that cycle where new people are here and asking stuff I've answered a zillion times, so I'm going to suggest that they scroll or search around.
And here's my archive of stuff that I've actually said:

www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-n...

Awesome Fall evening out @cityofdenver.bsky.social Larimer Street is so inviting. Come downtown! @visitdenver.bsky.social

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

It was nice to see veteran Washington Post reporter Dan Balz reflect positively on the legacy of former CO Gov Roy Romer as part of a @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social review.

YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism

NEW. A wide-ranging and I think very instructive conversation with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the danger of authoritarianism.

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Kilian Jornet, the world’s best mountain ultra-runner is racing across Colorado’s highest peaks Kilian Jornet next week begins a project to race across all 58 Colorado 14ers before pedaling to peaks in California and Washington.

Kilian Jornet, the world’s best mountain ultra-runner is racing across Colorado’s highest peaks

Why America Isn’t Rome (And Why That Matters) Mary Beard on history, myth, and the empire’s real lessons. Plus: the reemergence of fascism in America.

What can the ancient world teach us about current politics? On The David Frum Show, Frum discusses the question with Mary Beard, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Rome.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

17 August 1906 | A Pole, Jan Skowron, was born in Siedliszowice. A bricklayer.

In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941.
No. 21292
He perished in the camp on 6 February 1942.

What Do We Owe Andry? Our country sent this young man and hundreds of others to a foreign gulag to be tortured and sexually assaulted.

The fact that the immigrants we've grievously mistreated are still gracious and hopeful should make us even more ashamed.

The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth. Now scholars are making a color correction.

Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth.

Vintage black and white photo of a young child with curly hair

19 July 1934 | German Jewish girl, Alice Kozower, was born in Berlin.

In January 1943 she was deported to Theresienstadt ghetto from where on 12 October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”

— A. Whitney Griswold

I appeared on conservative radio today to talk about addiction, mental health and my work at the Back From Broken Foundation. People struggle with addiction and mental health in blue areas and red areas. I don’t care if you have a D or an R after your name— I care that you’re a human being.

your regular reminder that authoritarian populism will make your country corrupt and poor. look at Hungary

Bulwark on Sunday: Trump vs. The Judges This week on Bulwark on Sunday, Bill Kristol talks to Just Security's Ryan Goodman to talk about Trump's war on the courts and the arrest of a judge in Wisconsin by the FBI.

Really excellent overview (with lots of fascinating details) from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the state of play in Trump v. the federal courts, with special attention to the recent arrest of a judge in Wisconsin and some of the key immigration cases.

www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...

Dog finds and rescues toddler who spent night lost and alone in Arizona desert The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Russian ballistic missile strike kills dozens in Sumy, Zelensky says Footage shows moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Russians celebrate Palm Sunday by bombing Sumy
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It was a highlight of my recent visit to DC to run into you ma’am. I just wish I’d been carrying one of your books for an autograph (cuz I have them all) - Love your insights & wisdom on geopolitics & history.

You shouldn't have to spend money in order to vote. You shouldn't get to trade stocks if you can manipulate the stock market for personal gain. Ok I think I covered it.

Picking up this book by @dkthomp.bsky.social & @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social on how mindless regulation & reckless litigation prevent us from building critical infrastructure in America.

South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law | CNN South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged th...

JUST IN: South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.

To the one and only Dr. Jane Goodall: Happy 91st birthday! 🎉

Join us as we celebrate the iconic woman who has inspired countless people with her groundbreaking research, her unwavering compassion, her hopeful message, and her understanding that each of us can have an impact.

📸: Katherine Holland

Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life, liberty, or property.

If you're looking for an explainer on why due process matters to share with friends and family members who might ... need convincing, I've removed the (partial) paywall from my March 19 post for "One First" on the topic:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...

Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life, liberty, or property.

Excellent explainer from @SteveVladeck.Bsky.social on why immigrants, including the men deported under Alien Enemy Act, are entitled to due process.

“Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
-John Waters.

Many of us will never be or have never been as cool as these two lads.

Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson (France, b. 1908-2004). 'Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.A.,' 1947.