Anne Twitty
@professortwitty
Missourian in exile. Author of Before Dred Scott: Slavery and Legal Culture in the American Confluence, 1787-1857 (#CambridgeUP, 2016).
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07-09-2012 04:02:58
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It's been 8 days since over 300 pages of never before seen docs with evidence confirming Trump as a co-conspirator w Epstein in an underage sex trafficking scheme, inc very graphic sexual details. Yet no major media outlet has covered it since it went public. #TrumpPedoFiles
Con law ppl — this is essential reading. @Rachelshelden shows that, as a documentary archive, the Congressional Globe represents a fundamentally different layer of conversation from what we assume. This is a big deal. My inadequate summary follows: 🧵 1/ jach.law.wisc.edu/finding-meanin…
Trying to figure out how Mark A. Graber’s terrific new book fits into (some) of the literature on Reconstruction? Want to know what makes his approach to the making of the Fourteenth Amendment so novel? Read up!
In my view Jonathan Gienapp is the best historical critic of originalism. Buy his book.
Thrilled to see this incredible book out in the world! Jonathan Gienapp offers a careful and convincing refutation of originalism and its many uses (and abuses) of history. It’s a must read for anyone who cares about history full stop.
Exceptionally powerful book by Jonathan Gienapp on what he sees as the (historical) mistakes of modern "originalism"; note that this is a work of history, not politics, and it offers a new understanding of what the founders' "constitution" actually was. amazon.com/Against-Consti…
It's that time of year! The Richards Center is searching for one postdoc in African American History (w/Penn State Africana Research Center) & one in Civil War Era History to begin summer 2025. These are 2-yr fellowships w/ no teaching/service. Apply by NOVEMBER 1. Please share & reach out w/questions