Amna Khalid
@amnauncensored.bsky.social
History prof (Carleton College). Intellectual freedom; free expression. Podcast & blog Banished: http://banished.substack.com; https://www.youtube.com/@Banished-YouTube; https://www.amnakhalid.com
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Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
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Why are so many professors so afraid to speak their minds? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I discuss this question with UPenn historian of education Jon Zimmerman. Inspired by "Why Aren't Professors Braver?" by @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social in @chronicle.com.
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Are Too Many Professors Excellent Sheep?
Amna & Jeff talk to Jon Zimmerman about why some profs are afraid to speak their minds
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Why are so many professors so afraid to speak their minds? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I discuss this question with UPenn historian of education Jon Zimmerman. Inspired by "Why Aren't Professors Braver?" by @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social in @chronicle.com.
banished.substack.com/p/are-too-ma...
banished.substack.com/p/are-too-ma...
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What happened to literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I get the behind-the-scenes stories from debut author Adam Szetela--
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
That Book Is Dangerous!
Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"
banished.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What happened to literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"? @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I get the behind-the-scenes stories from debut author Adam Szetela--
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
In this new episode of Banished, @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
That Book Is Dangerous!
Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"
banished.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In this new episode of Banished, @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
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In this new episode of Banished, @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I talk to debut author Adam Szetela about his fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the effects of cancel culture in the publishing industry--
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
That Book Is Dangerous!
Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"
banished.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In this new episode of Banished, @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I talk to debut author Adam Szetela about his fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the effects of cancel culture in the publishing industry--
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
banished.substack.com/p/that-book-...
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Good stuff!
What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
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When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
Click 👇
banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
What We Keep Getting Wrong about the Cancel Culture Debate
Amna & Jeff re-up, & reflect on, a deep-dive post on cancel culture from 2022
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September 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Good stuff!
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What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
Click 👇
banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
Click 👇
banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
What We Keep Getting Wrong about the Cancel Culture Debate
Amna & Jeff re-up, & reflect on, a deep-dive post on cancel culture from 2022
banished.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
Click 👇
banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.
Click 👇
banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
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@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I interview @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, as well as the turbulent free expression climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination--
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Authoritarians in the Academy
Listen now (28 mins) | FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book and the turbulent free speech climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination
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September 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I interview @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, as well as the turbulent free expression climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination--
open.substack.com/pub/banished...
open.substack.com/pub/banished...
Tune in on Mon, Sept 8 at 3pm CT (4pm ET) for "Trump v. History," a conversation featuring @dblight.bsky.social, @jgrossman.bsky.social, and Leslie Harris. Also check out
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...
Trump vs. History
How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are.
www.eventbrite.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tune in on Mon, Sept 8 at 3pm CT (4pm ET) for "Trump v. History," a conversation featuring @dblight.bsky.social, @jgrossman.bsky.social, and Leslie Harris. Also check out
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...
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Kevin Roberts and the Heritage Foundation: Come out and debate historians about the current and future practice of American history. See the current New Republic. We respectfully invite you to an open, civil debate.
-David Blight, for American historians and teachers eager to fight back.
-David Blight, for American historians and teachers eager to fight back.
August 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Kevin Roberts and the Heritage Foundation: Come out and debate historians about the current and future practice of American history. See the current New Republic. We respectfully invite you to an open, civil debate.
-David Blight, for American historians and teachers eager to fight back.
-David Blight, for American historians and teachers eager to fight back.
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Good morning. Here is the cover and all 11 essays of new special issue of the TNR by historians ighting back against Trump administration's assaults on history, museums, archives, libraries. No surrender among historians.
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newrepublic.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Good morning. Here is the cover and all 11 essays of new special issue of the TNR by historians ighting back against Trump administration's assaults on history, museums, archives, libraries. No surrender among historians.
newrepublic.com/magazine?utm...
newrepublic.com/magazine?utm...
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Driving to Virginia tomorrow, so it’s #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 237th thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday thread 237
Published on (Saturday) August 9, 2025
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August 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Driving to Virginia tomorrow, so it’s #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 237th thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
At a time when teaching US history with integrity is under threat, historians of other places must rise to the occasion & give students & the public hope. My latest in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/1983...
Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade
Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.
newrepublic.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
At a time when teaching US history with integrity is under threat, historians of other places must rise to the occasion & give students & the public hope. My latest in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/1983...
@dblight.bsky.social's phenomenal lead essay in @newrepublic.com challenging Kevin Roberts to a public debate on US history. Check it out (and 10 essays by 10 other historians on history under Trump 2.0 in TNR's Sept issue). Spread the word:
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?
We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.
newrepublic.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@dblight.bsky.social's phenomenal lead essay in @newrepublic.com challenging Kevin Roberts to a public debate on US history. Check it out (and 10 essays by 10 other historians on history under Trump 2.0 in TNR's Sept issue). Spread the word:
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out @michaelkazin.bsky.social's excellent piece on the history of American greatness.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out @michaelkazin.bsky.social's excellent piece on the history of American greatness.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
newrepublic.com/article/1983...
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Trumpism-unmade
Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social
Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social
Authoritarianism Is Made—and It Can Be Unmade
Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Trumpism-unmade
Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social
Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social
11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 features in TNR's Sept issue. 7 articles, including this fabulous one by @jgrossman.bsky.social, are now online; others coming soon. Be sure to check them out!
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 features in TNR's Sept issue. 7 articles, including this fabulous one by @jgrossman.bsky.social, are now online; others coming soon. Be sure to check them out!
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
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The September issue of The New Republic features articles by 11 historians on doing history in the current environment. Thus far seven have been posted online, including mine. Thanks to David Blight for organizing and MIchael Tomasky as the editor at TNR.
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The September issue of The New Republic features articles by 11 historians on doing history in the current environment. Thus far seven have been posted online, including mine. Thanks to David Blight for organizing and MIchael Tomasky as the editor at TNR.
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
A must read piece by @dblight.bsky.social, "What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?" newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?
We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A must read piece by @dblight.bsky.social, "What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?" newrepublic.com/article/1983... via @newrepublic.com
Don't miss @thenewrepublic.bsky.social's new series on Trump's attack on history curated by @dblight.bsky.social. Four pieces dropped online today (by @dblight.bsky.social,
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Don't miss @thenewrepublic.bsky.social's new series on Trump's attack on history curated by @dblight.bsky.social. Four pieces dropped online today (by @dblight.bsky.social,
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
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I wrote about Texas and the news vacuum Democrats should be shouting into newrepublic.com/article/1988...
Every Single Elected Democrat Should Be Talking About Texas Right Now
Trump understands the importance of the Texas gerrymandering battle. So do Texas Democrats and a few blue-state governors. But where are the national Democrats?
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I wrote about Texas and the news vacuum Democrats should be shouting into newrepublic.com/article/1988...
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I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026!
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Book Announcement: Those People
My second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press
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June 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026!
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Coming to this a bit late but if you haven't read this interview w/ Wesleyan's president, Michael Roth, do so NOW! He models what higher ed leaders should be doing at this moment when the freedom to think is under attack: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice
The Trump Administration wants to punish schools for student activism. Michael Roth, of Wesleyan, argues that colleges don’t have to roll over.
www.newyorker.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Coming to this a bit late but if you haven't read this interview w/ Wesleyan's president, Michael Roth, do so NOW! He models what higher ed leaders should be doing at this moment when the freedom to think is under attack: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
"History teaches a simple lesson: societies that welcome dissenting outsiders tend to flourish — intellectually, culturally, and politically. Those that silence them in the name of vague security grounds or ideological purity often decay." @mchangama.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebedro...
The Deportation of Dissent
Parrhesia or paranoia? From Aristotle to Hitchens, history sides with openness. Will America?
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April 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"History teaches a simple lesson: societies that welcome dissenting outsiders tend to flourish — intellectually, culturally, and politically. Those that silence them in the name of vague security grounds or ideological purity often decay." @mchangama.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebedro...