Jennifer Mittelstadt
@jenmittelstadt.bsky.social
Historian of politics, the state and movements in the US.
@RUHistoryDept, @SFNDHE, series editor Power, Politics and the World @PennPress
@RUHistoryDept, @SFNDHE, series editor Power, Politics and the World @PennPress
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August 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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"As I went through the papers of [the American grassroots movement], their private papers and their organizational papers both, what I found was this deep and abiding expression of anti-internationalism, which they then redefined as a defense of sovereignty."
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August 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"As I went through the papers of [the American grassroots movement], their private papers and their organizational papers both, what I found was this deep and abiding expression of anti-internationalism, which they then redefined as a defense of sovereignty."
- @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social
- @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social
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@wendymink.bsky.social @sarahfrose.bsky.social @noahzatz.bsky.social @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social @eileenboris.bsky.social @kmtani.bsky.social @kaaryngustafson.bsky.social @brycecovert.bsky.social
How the GOP bill in Congress would ensure poverty: open.substack.com/pub/feliciak...
History Teaches . . . GOP Policy In the Shadow of the Poorhouse
"Work Requirements" to make money available for guns aimed at ourselves
open.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thanks to @rolandpeters.bsky.social for such a thoughtful conversation about anti-internationalism, sovereigntism, and the right.
Donald #Trump is a sovereigntist, says historian @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social from Rutgers University. What does that mean for his foreign policy? And where does the movement come from? An interview. (Published in German)
Trump ist politischer Wiedergänger der 1930er-Jahre
Weiß, rassistisch und protestantisch waren die ersten anti-internationalen Graswurzelbewegungen in den USA. Geistig verwandt fühlten sie sich mit dem deutschen Faschismus. Bislang hätten sie nur Niede...
www.n-tv.de
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Thanks to @rolandpeters.bsky.social for such a thoughtful conversation about anti-internationalism, sovereigntism, and the right.
Reposted by Jennifer Mittelstadt
Donald #Trump is a sovereigntist, says historian @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social from Rutgers University. What does that mean for his foreign policy? And where does the movement come from? An interview. (Published in German)
Trump ist politischer Wiedergänger der 1930er-Jahre
Weiß, rassistisch und protestantisch waren die ersten anti-internationalen Graswurzelbewegungen in den USA. Geistig verwandt fühlten sie sich mit dem deutschen Faschismus. Bislang hätten sie nur Niede...
www.n-tv.de
April 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Donald #Trump is a sovereigntist, says historian @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social from Rutgers University. What does that mean for his foreign policy? And where does the movement come from? An interview. (Published in German)
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Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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As the tournament moves to its next venues, let's see some #marchmadnessteachin action in other cities. Sports fans know what's up...
A few photos from the teach-in organized by @sethrockman.bsky.social in downtown Providence this afternoon.
March 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As the tournament moves to its next venues, let's see some #marchmadnessteachin action in other cities. Sports fans know what's up...
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The full effects of cuts to federal funding for #highered— the view from March Madness schools.
In honor of #MarchMadness, let's talk about how all 8 men's teams playing in Providence this week are threatened by the Musk/Trump Admin.
If you love college sports, you're going to have to stand up for colleges!!!!
If you love college sports, you're going to have to stand up for colleges!!!!
March 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The full effects of cuts to federal funding for #highered— the view from March Madness schools.
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This -- Pentagon-directed site inspections to ensure compliance with anti-DEI / anti-gender directives -- will be happening for all the Services, not just USAF.
www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-va...
www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-va...
Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders
The Department of the Air Force is sending teams to nine bases to make sure they’re implementing President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
www.airandspaceforces.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This -- Pentagon-directed site inspections to ensure compliance with anti-DEI / anti-gender directives -- will be happening for all the Services, not just USAF.
www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-va...
www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-va...
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Some good news! Friday the US District Court of Maryland granted a nationwide injunction on parts of a pair of EOs issued by Trump related to DEI & accessibility mandates, policies, programs & activities among federal government grantee including colleges & universities. www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
A Win for the AAUP, Higher Ed, and Our Communities
Last night, in a case in which the AAUP was a plaintiff, the US District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary nationwide injunction on key parts of a pair of executive orders issue...
www.aaup.org
February 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Some good news! Friday the US District Court of Maryland granted a nationwide injunction on parts of a pair of EOs issued by Trump related to DEI & accessibility mandates, policies, programs & activities among federal government grantee including colleges & universities. www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
Among other things, Lee’s bill includes long held dream of anti-internationalists to revoke the “sovereign territory” ceded to UN in Manhattan in 1947.
February 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Here come the sovereigntists!
Here come the sovereigntists!
The sovereigntist agenda: Mike Lee’s bill to pull the US out of the UN.
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov
February 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Here come the sovereigntists!
Here come the sovereigntists!
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The sovereigntist agenda: Mike Lee’s bill to pull the US out of the UN.
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov
February 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The sovereigntist agenda: Mike Lee’s bill to pull the US out of the UN.
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
Among other things, Lee’s bill includes long held dream of anti-internationalists to revoke the “sovereign territory” ceded to UN in Manhattan in 1947.
February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Among other things, Lee’s bill includes long held dream of anti-internationalists to revoke the “sovereign territory” ceded to UN in Manhattan in 1947.
The sovereigntist agenda: Mike Lee’s bill to pull the US out of the UN.
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov
February 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The sovereigntist agenda: Mike Lee’s bill to pull the US out of the UN.
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.lee.senate.gov/services/fil...
Hegseth on PME is a disaster for civilian control of the military and civ-mil relations.
My 2018 case for “less war, more college” at the US war colleges.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/too...
My 2018 case for “less war, more college” at the US war colleges.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/too...
TOO MUCH WAR, NOT ENOUGH COLLEGE
In "Too Much War, Not Enough College," Jen Mittelstadt provides a civilian academic's perspective to the balance between preparing senior leaders for brigade command or leadership at service or joint ...
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hegseth on PME is a disaster for civilian control of the military and civ-mil relations.
My 2018 case for “less war, more college” at the US war colleges.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/too...
My 2018 case for “less war, more college” at the US war colleges.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/too...
For my current project on sovereignty, I have made five trips to the Wilcox Collection in the Spencer Library at KU.
Just got word that they are hiring an archivist for this incredibly important collection in American politics.
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Just got word that they are hiring an archivist for this incredibly important collection in American politics.
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Job Posting
employment.ku.edu
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For my current project on sovereignty, I have made five trips to the Wilcox Collection in the Spencer Library at KU.
Just got word that they are hiring an archivist for this incredibly important collection in American politics.
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Just got word that they are hiring an archivist for this incredibly important collection in American politics.
employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...
Not the only thing. Also great conversations with super smart people who invite you to talk and then teach you thing. @hpe-project.bsky.social as an example.
The amazing archival collections of repositories around the country are the only things that make this research possible. Thx libraries at U of O, KU, Yale, and Brown, @nypl.bsky.social, and others!
A less recognized genealogy for US foreign policy in the current era, from the book I'm writing on movements for sovereignty in the US. Thanks to @nytopinion.nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
February 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Not the only thing. Also great conversations with super smart people who invite you to talk and then teach you thing. @hpe-project.bsky.social as an example.
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Super smart analysis of Trump's approach to foreign policy by historian @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social. Trump is not a dovish isolationist. He's carrying forward a 100+ year tradition of US "sovereignty politics" that is often quite belligerent vis a vis other nations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | The Lost Tradition That Explains Trump’s Obsession With the Panama Canal
Inside the lost tradition in American foregin policy that explains the president’s overseas obsessions.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Super smart analysis of Trump's approach to foreign policy by historian @jenmittelstadt.bsky.social. Trump is not a dovish isolationist. He's carrying forward a 100+ year tradition of US "sovereignty politics" that is often quite belligerent vis a vis other nations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
The amazing archival collections of repositories around the country are the only things that make this research possible. Thx libraries at U of O, KU, Yale, and Brown, @nypl.bsky.social, and others!
A less recognized genealogy for US foreign policy in the current era, from the book I'm writing on movements for sovereignty in the US. Thanks to @nytopinion.nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | The Lost Tradition That Explains Trump’s Obsession With the Panama Canal
Inside the lost tradition in American foregin policy that explains the president’s overseas obsessions.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The amazing archival collections of repositories around the country are the only things that make this research possible. Thx libraries at U of O, KU, Yale, and Brown, @nypl.bsky.social, and others!
A less recognized genealogy for US foreign policy in the current era, from the book I'm writing on movements for sovereignty in the US. Thanks to @nytopinion.nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | The Lost Tradition That Explains Trump’s Obsession With the Panama Canal
Inside the lost tradition in American foregin policy that explains the president’s overseas obsessions.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A less recognized genealogy for US foreign policy in the current era, from the book I'm writing on movements for sovereignty in the US. Thanks to @nytopinion.nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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"[I]n adopting the private money paradigm, the very same defenders of public education presuppose that the only alternative to the existing university loans system is one in which higher education is funded by the taxpayer."
UK Universities in Crisis? Time to Transform Higher Ed Finance
by Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson Universities in the UK are in crisis. Job cuts in the sector are reaching ‘cataclysmic’ levels, with an estimated 10,000 already lost and many more at risk. Just da…
moneyontheleft.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"[I]n adopting the private money paradigm, the very same defenders of public education presuppose that the only alternative to the existing university loans system is one in which higher education is funded by the taxpayer."