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Historian Answer Time. I've gotten these questions a bunch, so here's a #twitterstorian explainer (a brief thread)
1. No, I can't think of a precendent for the NYT anon op-ed. Only thing close is maybe Kissinger conducting foreign policy while Nixon was in a gin-induced blackout.
1. No, I can't think of a precendent for the NYT anon op-ed. Only thing close is maybe Kissinger conducting foreign policy while Nixon was in a gin-induced blackout.
Historian Answer Time. I've gotten these questions a bunch, so here's a #twitterstorian explainer (a brief thread)
2. Not invoking the 25th amendment to avoid a constitutional crisis is in itself a constitutional crisis, yes.
2. Not invoking the 25th amendment to avoid a constitutional crisis is in itself a constitutional crisis, yes.
Historian Answer Time. I've gotten these questions a bunch, so here's a #twitterstorian explainer (a brief thread)
3. Sure, there were worse nominees than Kavanaugh-worse justices, too (looking at you, Roger Taney!) But not that many, and when you're in this territory, it's BAD.
3. Sure, there were worse nominees than Kavanaugh-worse justices, too (looking at you, Roger Taney!) But not that many, and when you're in this territory, it's BAD.
1. Since that Vox article came out, I've been getting lots of requests for suggestions on what to read on the history of American conservatism. I will use this thread to link to the books I've read on the subject. Feel free to mute the thread if it's not of interest to you.
2. This is a foundational classic. Many have criticized it, but it basically started the field. amazon.com/Conservative-I…
3. Nash's most recent thoughts on Trump can be found here. It's worth noting that Nash identifies as a conservative himself, not just as a historian of conservatism. newcriterion.com/issues/2018/1/…
I visited 16 archives on 3 continents, took digital photos of 100K+ pgs of archival material, + gathered thousands more pgs in other formats to write #ForgottenPeace. As a result, I have a comprehensive system of archival methodologies + best practices #twitterstorians 
I’ve given yearly workshops on these methods to colleagues, grad students, + undergrads @Princeton, as well as @UConnHistory. I’ve long thought of recording the presentations, both to share these ideas w/ a larger audience + to get feedback to improve my own practices
wow someone got really offended about @jbouie's tweets from earlier today but is too scared to tag him
with some assist from historian twitter let's get into it #twitterstorian
with some assist from historian twitter let's get into it #twitterstorian
The bit that seems to bog folks down is "but ppl hated each other before the Enlightenment, therefore racism must have already existed."
This is a misreading of history. But before we get into the details, let's talk WHY this particular misreading of history. Who does it serve?
This is a misreading of history. But before we get into the details, let's talk WHY this particular misreading of history. Who does it serve?
There are people whose political & career ambitions depend on racial conflict.
They need it to thrive.
So they need people to believe that racial conflict is natural. Inevitable. Primordial.
They need it to thrive.
So they need people to believe that racial conflict is natural. Inevitable. Primordial.
