Historian of America's old, weird political economy. Unincorporated but proudly unionized citizen of Delaware. Adding “levity to discussions of financing and high politics” since 2022. Wrote Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America.
The pedagogy developed at Harvard’s writing center isn’t the only one out there, but it is a *very* popular model that’s widely used. Or was…
Mary LewisIt‘s quite possible that with this move, @harvard.edu could become the only Ivy League university without a writing center. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
What a wild placement for this argument, in particular
Michael S Roth"Authoritarianism doesn’t have to involve men in suits dragging people into cars...Orban showed that critics — or pockets of independence — can be rendered pliable by making them believe that the smart move is to affirmatively sacrifice some of their independence" @yale.edu wapo.st/3RW4HPo
Hey all you historians of money on here, this looks like it’ll be directly of interest
Raúl CarrilloAt long last, my article, "Gaming Money," is out in the Columbia Law Review. Thanks so much to the many, many folks who helped along the way!! @columlrev.bsky.social columbialawreview.org/content/gami...
Matt Levine channeling David Byrne (or maybe Chuck Palahniuk?) gift link
Elevators Won’t Repair ThemselvesIndependent sponsors, Kalshi parlays, DAT-to-AI pivots and trust exercises.www.bloomberg.comDael Norwood““What are you up to these days,” your classmates ask at your fifth Harvard Business School reunion, and you answer “I’m a search fund operator.” “Oh cool,” they say. You are an allocator of capital, a purchaser of undervalued businesses. Also you are in pest control.”
CSC, the registration company that makes sure this (alleged) grift can continue operating legally in Delaware, is owned and managed by the same guy paying to run propaganda pieces about how the DE corporate franchise is good for “everyone” (provided that “everyone” means business owners only)
Delaware’s $2 billion corporate franchise is good business for all DelawareansCivics 101 Special Series: The Corporate Capital Part 1: Businesses are still choosing Delaware In so many ways, there’s no better place to be than Delaware. That’s certainly true for about 2.2 mill...spotlightdelaware.orgBehind every (alleged) great crime lies a Delaware business entity registration form, a continuing series… The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, Inc., a “civics” nonprofit that does little educating but a lot of founder-enrichment, is a DE corp, file no. 5821319, reg agent CSC.
Dael Norwood“There is little evidence that the nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. And Adams and his nonprofit have engaged in a pattern of questionable financial arrangements, including paying Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue…”
“There is little evidence that the nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. And Adams and his nonprofit have engaged in a pattern of questionable financial arrangements, including paying Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue…”
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...www.propublica.org