Historian, writer, teacher, author of Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution.
Princeton, NJ
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"Whatever dark power Trump has that has enabled him to become president twice while being quite literally one of the most morally despicable human beings on Earth, it’s not easily duplicated by your average Republican candidate for Senate, House, or governor. When candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy ask 'What would Trump do?' then do that thing, they often find that the voters respond with, 'What an atrocious jerk. I’m definitely not voting for that guy.'" publicnotice.co/p/vivek-rama…
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Marc Bloch, George Sand, Alexis de Tocqueville, David A. Bell, and Julian Jackson on the discontents in France.—
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Current polls show the French presidential race as Le Pen versus Mélenchon in the runoff, and Le Pen winning by 38 percentage points. Whee!
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One of the most useful things I've read about France right now...
My newest column, on the French protests:
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My newest column, on the French protests:
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He entrevistado a Olivier Roy sobre las protestas en Francia: “No hay absolutamente nada islámico en lo que está pasando” letraslibres.com/politica/ol…
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Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill
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"When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia, repeatedly and publicly, describes herself. Yet, there is no evidence that Zacharia ever passed a bar exam or has been admitted to practice law in any state. Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that Zacharia was admitted to practice law anywhere — and found none." popular.info/p/trumps-new-pr…
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NEW. Andrew Egger & Will Sommer on an attempted MAGA smear of James Talarico, and its spectacular implosion. What other lies will Trumpists try in the face of their impending rout? Be ready for more desperate acts by desperate men.
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The smear campaign against Talarico is a byproduct of plutocrats dominating social media. thenation.com/article/politi…
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Powerful, truthful, painful writing haaretz.com/jewish/2026-10-0…
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My new column, on the French Protests:
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I’ve recently gotten to know @A1ex_MacArthur who is a great young writer. Here’s his latest: “If Bolsonaro’s son Flávio beats Lula in the presidential election, he will encounter much less resistance from state institutions.” jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-e…
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"I'm not defending Hitler, but..."
Tucker Carlson defends Hitler’s decision to invade Poland, arguing that Britain shouldn’t have fought the Nazis:
“The UK had nothing to do with it, at all, and they destroyed their empire and their country fighting this war that they still pretend was a good idea, but it wasn’t”
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An Anglicised Germany, reconstructed from historical name forms.
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Friendly note to academic job applicants: Be careful when converting Word files to pdfs. I have seen several cases this year where pdfs inadvertently included "Comments" that advisors, colleagues and friends made on draft materials.
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