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Why Aren’t Professors Braver? Fear and self-censorship in academe.

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Are Too Many Professors Excellent Sheep? Amna & Jeff talk to Jon Zimmerman about why some profs are afraid to speak their minds

Why are so many professors so afraid to speak their minds? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I discuss this question with UPenn historian of education Jon Zimmerman. Inspired by "Why Aren't Professors Braver?" by @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social in @chronicle.com.

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That Book Is Dangerous! Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"

What happened to literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I get the behind-the-scenes stories from debut author Adam Szetela--

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That Book Is Dangerous! Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"

In this new episode of Banished, @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.

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That Book Is Dangerous! Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"

In this new episode of Banished, @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I talk to debut author Adam Szetela about his fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the effects of cancel culture in the publishing industry--

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Thanks, Kathy! All best wishes to you--

Good stuff!

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What We Keep Getting Wrong about the Cancel Culture Debate Amna & Jeff re-up, & reflect on, a deep-dive post on cancel culture from 2022

What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?

When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.

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Authoritarians in the Academy Listen now (28 mins) | FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book and the turbulent free speech climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination

@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I interview @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, as well as the turbulent free expression climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination--

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Tune in on Mon, Sept 8 at 3pm CT (4pm ET) for "Trump v. History," a conversation featuring @dblight.bsky.social, @jgrossman.bsky.social, and Leslie Harris. Also check out
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
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Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

Turning to the past can be a potent antidote to the bewilderment and desperation we feel in the face of today’s crises. Authoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good;

Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

“Authoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good; democracy is fragile and always in a fight with its opposites.If Trumpism was made, it can it be unmade.”
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Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

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Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social

Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

At a time when teaching US history with integrity is under threat, historians of other places must rise to the occasion & give students & the public hope. My latest in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Good morning. Here is the cover and all 11 essays of new special issue of the TNR by historians ighting back against Trump administration's assaults on history, museums, archives, libraries. No surrender among historians.
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Book Announcement: Those People My second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press

I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026!

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Trump Against History How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out ‪@michaelkazin.bsky.social‬'s excellent piece on the history of American greatness.
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What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance? We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

@dblight.bsky.social's phenomenal lead essay in @newrepublic.com challenging Kevin Roberts to a public debate on US history. Check it out (and 10 essays by 10 other historians on history under Trump 2.0 in TNR's Sept issue). Spread the word:

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Trump Against History How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

Trump Against History How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

Don't miss @thenewrepublic.bsky.social's new series on Trump's attack on history curated by @dblight.bsky.social. Four pieces dropped online today (by @dblight.bsky.social,
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

ICYMI, my latest in the Chronicle on how Trump's anti-DEI campaign undermines one of our most sacred values, the freedom of association. Substack link for those who hit a paywall:

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Trump’s Anti-DEI Directives Trample on Freedom Voluntary affinity groups are an American tradition, not a form of segregation.

Opinion: Trump's war on DEI risks attacking the basic American value of freedom of association. chroni.cl/4kCn4SP

Trump’s Anti-DEI Directives Trample on Freedom Voluntary affinity groups are an American tradition, not a form of segregation.

A past critic of DEI extremism speaks out. www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

Trump’s Anti-DEI Directives Trample on Freedom Voluntary affinity groups are an American tradition, not a form of segregation.

"If fed govt outlaws campus affinity groups for their connection to DEI, it will be rejecting principle of free association. In that case...any conservative orgs have no more claims to legitimacy than any other college affinity group."
@jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
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A brilliant piece by @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social on how the attack on affinity groups on campus is anti-American. A must read: