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August 25, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: Boston
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 24, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: (The) Eagles
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 290 (8/23/26)
The new school year is almost upon us, but summer isn’t quite done, & neither are the summer #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 290th of public scholarly writing & work, podcast…
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August 22-23, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Home Town
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 21, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Cultural Connections
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 20, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Race and Rights
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 19, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Three Trains
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 18, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: 1882
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 17, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Indigenous Origins
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 16, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2025-2026
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrated his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 15, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2024-2025
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 289 (once more on a Saturday, 8/15/26)
Traveling back to Massachusetts tomorrow, so once again y’all get #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 289th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from…
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August 14, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2023-2024
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 13, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2022-2023
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 12, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2021-2022
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 11, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2020-2021
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 10, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2019-2020
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 9, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2018-2019
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 288 (On a Saturday, 8/8/26)
Driving down to Virginia tomorrow, so it’s a special #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 288th thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books.…
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August 8, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2017-2018
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 7, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2016-2017
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 6, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2015-2016
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 5, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2014-2015
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 4, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2013-2014
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 3, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2012-2013
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 287 (8/2/26)
August is here, & with it my 287th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below,…
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August 2, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2011-2012
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 1, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2010-2011
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 1, 2026: A Coast Guard Studying Addendum
Over on Bluesky, Denali notes in response to Monday’s post on the early history and evolution of the USCG that “A chunk of this has some fascinating parallels with the…
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July 31, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The Cold War, the War on Drugs, and Today
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 30, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: Famous Rescues
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 29, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The Guard and WWI
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 28, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The School
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 27, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: Predecessors
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 286 (7/26/26)
Live from Philly, where both LeBron & I took our talents this week, here’s my 286th #ScholarSunday thread of great writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from…
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July 25-26, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: College Internships
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ve highlighted a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 24, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Friday the 13th
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 23, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Playing Indian
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 22, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Jewish Camps
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 21, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Hello Muddah
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 20, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Camp Virginia
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 285 (7/19/26)
Here it is, my 285th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as…
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July 18-19, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Ilene Railton
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 17, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Margaret Wise Brown
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 16, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Benjamin Spock
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 15, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Dorothy Waring Howard
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 14, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: John Dewey
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 13, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Jane Addams
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 284 (7/12/26)
Here it is, my 284th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely…
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July 11-12, 2026: Catholics in 2026 America
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 10, 2026: American Saints: Katharine Drexel
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 9, 2026: American Saints: John Neumann
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 8, 2026: American Saints: Kateri Tekakwitha
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 7, 2026: American Saints: Mother Cabrini
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 6, 2026: American Saints: Elizabeth Ann Seton
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 283 (7/5/26)
Happy 250th, America! My gift to you, as is the tradition of course, is all the phenomenal public scholarly writing, podcasts, & books in my 283rd #ScholarSunday thread. Add more…
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July 4-5, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: Responding to Current Events
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission. And so, after a weeklong blog series AmericanStudying 1776 histories, for this weekend…
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July 3, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: Summer in New York
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission, and I’ll write about such current events in my weekend post. But at…
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July 2, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: July 2nd and 4th
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission, and I’ll write about such current events in my weekend post. But at…
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July 1, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: Drafting the Declaration
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission, and I’ll write about such current events in my weekend post. But at…
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June 30, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: The Second Continental Congress
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission, and I’ll write about such current events in my weekend post. But at…
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June 29, 2026: AmericanStudying the 250th: State Constitutions
[It’s impossible to think about our ongoing 250th anniversary without engaging with the frustratingly Trumptastic American250 Commission, and I’ll write about such current events in my weekend post. But at…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 282 (6/28/26)
Then is finally now—it’s Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday! I think the maestro of mensches would agree that there’s no better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than with a thread…
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June 27-28, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: Little Big Horn
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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June 26, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: The Battle of Bear Valley (1918)
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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June 25, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: The Bannock War
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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June 24, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: The Seminole Wars
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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June 23, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: Sitka in 1802-04
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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June 22, 2026: AmericanStudying “Indian Wars”: The 18th Century Cherokee Wars
[June 25th marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn, one of countless fraught moments across the long history of the so-called “Indian Wars.” There are few…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 281 (6/21/26)
Father’s Day is my most important holiday of the year, for a pair of interconnected reasons that I’ll get into at the end of this thread. So I’m really excited…
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June 19, 2026: Summer Song Studying: Summertime Sadness
[The approaching first day of summer means we can all start searching for the Song of the Summer—and AmericanStudying some summer songs from years past, natch. Add your thoughts on…
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June 18, 2026: Summer Song Studying: Summertime
[The approaching first day of summer means we can all start searching for the Song of the Summer—and AmericanStudying some summer songs from years past, natch. Add your thoughts on…
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June 17, 2026: Summer Song Studying: Summer in the City
[The approaching first day of summer means we can all start searching for the Song of the Summer—and AmericanStudying some summer songs from years past, natch. Add your thoughts on…
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June 16, 2026: Summer Song Studying: Summertime Blues
[The approaching first day of summer means we can all start searching for the Song of the Summer—and AmericanStudying some summer songs from years past, natch. Add your thoughts on…
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June 15, 2026: Summer Song Studying: Summer Wind
[The approaching first day of summer means we can all start searching for the Song of the Summer—and AmericanStudying some summer songs from years past, natch. Add your thoughts on…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 280 (6/14/26)
It’s Flag Day, & let’s counter the dumpster fire at one of our most historic public sites with all the great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books in…
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June 13-14, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: Miranda v. Arizona
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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June 12, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: Lawrence v. Texas
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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June 11, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: Loving v. Virginia
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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June 10, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: Brown v. Board
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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June 9, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: United States v. Wong Kim Ark
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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June 8, 2026: Supreme Court Superlatives: Worcester v. Georgia
[On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling in favor of the rights of the accused in interactions with law enforcement. That was…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 279 (6/7/26)
It’s June, & with it comes my 279th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below,…
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June 6-7, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: 21st Century Echoes & Legacies
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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June 5, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: “Candle in the Wind”
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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June 4, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: Her Death
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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June 3, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: Her Marriages
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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June 2, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: Her Films
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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June 1, 2026: Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial: Her American Origins
[On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles. 100 years later, the woman who became Marilyn Monroe remains both as famous and as easily misunderstood as…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 278 (5/31/26)
Let’s close out this eternal month of May right, with my 278th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week.…
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May 30-31, 2026: Decoration Day Histories in 2026
[This week I’ve featured a series on histories, figures, and texts to help us better remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day. Leading up to…
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May 29, 2026: Decoration Day Histories: So What?
[A series on histories, figures, and texts to help us remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day, leading up to a special post on the…
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May 28, 2026: Decoration Day Histories: “Rodman the Keeper”
[A series on histories, figures, and texts to help us remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day, leading up to a special post on the…
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May 27, 2026: Decoration Day Histories: Roger Pryor
[A series on histories, figures, and texts to help us remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day, leading up to a special post on the…
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May 26, 2026: Decoration Day Histories: Frederick Douglass
[A series on histories, figures, and texts to help us remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day, leading up to a special post on the…
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May 25, 2026: Better Remembering Memorial and Decoration Day
[Before a series on histories, figures, and texts to help us remember Decoration Day, the holiday that preceded and evolved into Memorial Day, an introductory post on shifting our collective…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 277 (5/24/26)
On this fraught, frustrating, profoundly American holiday weekend, here’s my 277th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add…
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May 23-24, 2026: Fast Cars in American Culture: The Fast & Furious Films
[On May 21, 1901, Connecticut enacted the first speed-limit law in American history (freakin’ Connecticut, am I right anyone who has to drive through New England?!). So for the 125th…
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May 22, 2026: Fast Cars in American Culture: Springsteen, Natch
[On May 21, 1901, Connecticut enacted the first speed-limit law in American history (freakin’ Connecticut, am I right anyone who has to drive through New England?!). So for the 125th…
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May 21, 2026: Fast Cars in American Culture: “Fast Car”
[On May 21, 1901, Connecticut enacted the first speed-limit law in American history (freakin’ Connecticut, am I right anyone who has to drive through New England?!). So for the 125th…