Institute for Humane Studies
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From Paine to King and Gandhi, peaceful civil resistance has always required inner discipline. In the wake of Minneapolis, the question that @emilychamleewright.bsky.social and @uncanonical.net asks is simple and hard: how do we resist without becoming what we oppose?
Minneapolis Demonstrates How to Resist Brutality Without Losing Your Soul
It intuitively implemented the best teachings of liberal and religious traditions
www.theunpopulist.net
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
From Paine to King and Gandhi, peaceful civil resistance has always required inner discipline. In the wake of Minneapolis, the question that @emilychamleewright.bsky.social and @uncanonical.net asks is simple and hard: how do we resist without becoming what we oppose?
Federalism isn’t just history; it’s a safeguard for liberty today. In Minneapolis, local resistance to federal overreach shows how decentralization keeps power in check and prevents authoritarian drift. Must-read from Nicholas Jacobs at @us.theconversation.com 👇
Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
State resistance to federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota illustrates how federalism keeps authority divided and disputed.
theconversation.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Federalism isn’t just history; it’s a safeguard for liberty today. In Minneapolis, local resistance to federal overreach shows how decentralization keeps power in check and prevents authoritarian drift. Must-read from Nicholas Jacobs at @us.theconversation.com 👇
Former FBI special agent Luke William Hunt believes that the killings of both Good and Pretti are glaring examples of a disturbing pattern of behavior emerging amongst some federal agents. Read more: theconversation.com/im-a-former-...
I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles
A policing scholar and former FBI special agent lays out the established principles of policing and constitutional law that govern how federal immigration enforcement efforts should be carried out.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Former FBI special agent Luke William Hunt believes that the killings of both Good and Pretti are glaring examples of a disturbing pattern of behavior emerging amongst some federal agents. Read more: theconversation.com/im-a-former-...
Graduate students working in the humanities are invited to the online Graduate Conference for the Humanities on March 6–7.
The event is free to attend, and students who attend all sessions will receive a $100 honorarium.
Apply for a spot:
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
The event is free to attend, and students who attend all sessions will receive a $100 honorarium.
Apply for a spot:
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Graduate students working in the humanities are invited to the online Graduate Conference for the Humanities on March 6–7.
The event is free to attend, and students who attend all sessions will receive a $100 honorarium.
Apply for a spot:
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
The event is free to attend, and students who attend all sessions will receive a $100 honorarium.
Apply for a spot:
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Liberalism rests on free speech, open debate, and limits on power. When journalists are targeted and dissent is suppressed, those foundations weaken.
In his latest for @yahoonews.com, Konstantin Zhukov explains why these moves follow a familiar authoritarian playbook: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In his latest for @yahoonews.com, Konstantin Zhukov explains why these moves follow a familiar authoritarian playbook: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
www.yahoo.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Liberalism rests on free speech, open debate, and limits on power. When journalists are targeted and dissent is suppressed, those foundations weaken.
In his latest for @yahoonews.com, Konstantin Zhukov explains why these moves follow a familiar authoritarian playbook: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In his latest for @yahoonews.com, Konstantin Zhukov explains why these moves follow a familiar authoritarian playbook: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
If we treat the future as a closed system with no room for human agency, we’ll build a world that expects us to be irrelevant. That’s the real danger. Check out IHS president @emilychamleewright.bsky.social's latest in Persuasion👇
Read it here: www.persuasion.community/p/ai-will-cr...
Read it here: www.persuasion.community/p/ai-will-cr...
AI Will Create Work, Not Decimate It
History shows that technological revolutions draw out human potential.
www.persuasion.community
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
If we treat the future as a closed system with no room for human agency, we’ll build a world that expects us to be irrelevant. That’s the real danger. Check out IHS president @emilychamleewright.bsky.social's latest in Persuasion👇
Read it here: www.persuasion.community/p/ai-will-cr...
Read it here: www.persuasion.community/p/ai-will-cr...
What ideas are shaping today’s American right? "Furious Minds" explores the intellectual traditions, thinkers, and debates behind it. Watch our full book talk with author @lkatfield.bsky.social and guests here👇
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youtu.be/4d4dx-d-P4o
Laura K. Field on "Furious Minds"
YouTube video by Institute for Humane Studies
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January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
What ideas are shaping today’s American right? "Furious Minds" explores the intellectual traditions, thinkers, and debates behind it. Watch our full book talk with author @lkatfield.bsky.social and guests here👇
youtu.be/4d4dx-d-P4o
youtu.be/4d4dx-d-P4o
If your research explores the potential of energy innovation, artificial intelligence, or reforming the balance of power in the US government, we encourage you to submit a proposal for research funding.
Read more about these opportunities here👇
www.theihs.org/funding-oppo...
Read more about these opportunities here👇
www.theihs.org/funding-oppo...
Requests for Proposals
The Institute for Humane Studies is seeking research proposals on energy, governance, and artificial intelligence.
www.theihs.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
If your research explores the potential of energy innovation, artificial intelligence, or reforming the balance of power in the US government, we encourage you to submit a proposal for research funding.
Read more about these opportunities here👇
www.theihs.org/funding-oppo...
Read more about these opportunities here👇
www.theihs.org/funding-oppo...
In her latest at @coloradonewsline.com, IHS affiliate Kaitlyn M. Sims explores Colorado’s guaranteed income program, revealing how rising costs can undermine long-term sustainability and limit the very opportunities reforms aim to expand.
Read it here: coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/16/c...
Read it here: coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/16/c...
A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high | Colorado Newsline
First proposed nationally during the Nixon administration in the 1970s, guaranteed income programs have grown more popular in the U.S.
coloradonewsline.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In her latest at @coloradonewsline.com, IHS affiliate Kaitlyn M. Sims explores Colorado’s guaranteed income program, revealing how rising costs can undermine long-term sustainability and limit the very opportunities reforms aim to expand.
Read it here: coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/16/c...
Read it here: coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/16/c...
Last week, we hosted a discussion on “Furious Minds” with author @lkatfield.bsky.social, @kvallier.bsky.social, and Thomas Merrill. They unpacked the intellectual factions of the new American right & explored what a “liberal renaissance” requires.
Read it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Read it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Last week, we hosted a discussion on “Furious Minds” with author @lkatfield.bsky.social, @kvallier.bsky.social, and Thomas Merrill. They unpacked the intellectual factions of the new American right & explored what a “liberal renaissance” requires.
Read it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Read it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Colleges don’t just need more money; they need the freedom to adapt. As IHS affiliate Andrew P. Morriss and Roger Meiners argue in a new piece for @theconversation.com, policies that sideline agency and crowd out solutions weaken higher ed.
Read it here: theconversation.com/federal-fund...
Read it here: theconversation.com/federal-fund...
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
Amid federal funding cuts, the enrollment of both domestic and foreign students is falling at American colleges and universities.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Colleges don’t just need more money; they need the freedom to adapt. As IHS affiliate Andrew P. Morriss and Roger Meiners argue in a new piece for @theconversation.com, policies that sideline agency and crowd out solutions weaken higher ed.
Read it here: theconversation.com/federal-fund...
Read it here: theconversation.com/federal-fund...
Individual freedom isn’t a luxury. It’s the core of a free and flourishing society. When people are free to think, create, and live according to their own values, society grows more peaceful, prosperous, and pluralistic. That’s the promise of individual freedom.
Read our latest👇
Read our latest👇
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Individual freedom isn’t a luxury. It’s the core of a free and flourishing society. When people are free to think, create, and live according to their own values, society grows more peaceful, prosperous, and pluralistic. That’s the promise of individual freedom.
Read our latest👇
Read our latest👇
How can we achieve a future of abundance and freedom?
In light of this question, we request proposals from scholars in three areas of research: energy innovation, AI existential risk, and balance of power in the US.
Learn more and submit a proposal:
www.theihs.org/blog/request...
In light of this question, we request proposals from scholars in three areas of research: energy innovation, AI existential risk, and balance of power in the US.
Learn more and submit a proposal:
www.theihs.org/blog/request...
Requests for Proposals: Freedom and the Challenge of Change
IHS is investing in scholarship examining how freedom can remain resilient in a period of political, technological, and institutional strain
www.theihs.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
How can we achieve a future of abundance and freedom?
In light of this question, we request proposals from scholars in three areas of research: energy innovation, AI existential risk, and balance of power in the US.
Learn more and submit a proposal:
www.theihs.org/blog/request...
In light of this question, we request proposals from scholars in three areas of research: energy innovation, AI existential risk, and balance of power in the US.
Learn more and submit a proposal:
www.theihs.org/blog/request...
When policy blind spots meet domestic violence realities, kids pay the price. Civil society often carries the load, but it can’t reach everyone. In her latest piece at @us.theconversation.com, Kaitlyn M. Sims shows why smarter protections are needed.
Read it: theconversation.com/why-protecti...
Read it: theconversation.com/why-protecti...
Why protecting Colorado children from dying of domestic violence is such a hard problem
Lethal domestic violence is persistent, despite a statewide decline in overall homicides.
theconversation.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When policy blind spots meet domestic violence realities, kids pay the price. Civil society often carries the load, but it can’t reach everyone. In her latest piece at @us.theconversation.com, Kaitlyn M. Sims shows why smarter protections are needed.
Read it: theconversation.com/why-protecti...
Read it: theconversation.com/why-protecti...
When markets close and labor dries up, rural communities pay the price.
IHS affiliate Kee Hyun Park & his colleague Shannon Carcelli highlight how policy choices affect farms, families, and local economies.
Read their piece at @theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/farmers-long...
IHS affiliate Kee Hyun Park & his colleague Shannon Carcelli highlight how policy choices affect farms, families, and local economies.
Read their piece at @theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/farmers-long...
Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies
In the past, farmers have balanced their political beliefs against market logic. How much pressure can farmers endure?
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When markets close and labor dries up, rural communities pay the price.
IHS affiliate Kee Hyun Park & his colleague Shannon Carcelli highlight how policy choices affect farms, families, and local economies.
Read their piece at @theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/farmers-long...
IHS affiliate Kee Hyun Park & his colleague Shannon Carcelli highlight how policy choices affect farms, families, and local economies.
Read their piece at @theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/farmers-long...
Join us in Washington, DC, for drinks and a panel discussion on @lkatfield.bsky.social's new book “Furious Minds.”
Doors open at 5 PM on December 11, and the first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
Register below⬇️
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Doors open at 5 PM on December 11, and the first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
Register below⬇️
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Join us in Washington, DC, for drinks and a panel discussion on @lkatfield.bsky.social's new book “Furious Minds.”
Doors open at 5 PM on December 11, and the first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
Register below⬇️
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Doors open at 5 PM on December 11, and the first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
Register below⬇️
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Freedom doesn’t endure by accident — or inertia.
IHS scholars keep liberty’s tradition alive in classrooms, courtrooms, and culture.
This #GivingTuesday, help freedom outlast the headlines.
www.theihs.org/donate/?utm_...
IHS scholars keep liberty’s tradition alive in classrooms, courtrooms, and culture.
This #GivingTuesday, help freedom outlast the headlines.
www.theihs.org/donate/?utm_...
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Freedom doesn’t endure by accident — or inertia.
IHS scholars keep liberty’s tradition alive in classrooms, courtrooms, and culture.
This #GivingTuesday, help freedom outlast the headlines.
www.theihs.org/donate/?utm_...
IHS scholars keep liberty’s tradition alive in classrooms, courtrooms, and culture.
This #GivingTuesday, help freedom outlast the headlines.
www.theihs.org/donate/?utm_...
Alicia Plemmons watched her mother lose a career to a state line.
She knew the failure wasn’t due to people, but design.
So she built a data lifeline that helps policymakers fix it.
Read the full story👇
www.theihs.org/blog/from-ha...
She knew the failure wasn’t due to people, but design.
So she built a data lifeline that helps policymakers fix it.
Read the full story👇
www.theihs.org/blog/from-ha...
From Hair Braiding to Health Care: Alicia Plemmons and Arbitrary Licensing Rules
Why does it take longer to become a hair braider than a police officer? This question and others prompted Alicia to challenge licensing rules.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Alicia Plemmons watched her mother lose a career to a state line.
She knew the failure wasn’t due to people, but design.
So she built a data lifeline that helps policymakers fix it.
Read the full story👇
www.theihs.org/blog/from-ha...
She knew the failure wasn’t due to people, but design.
So she built a data lifeline that helps policymakers fix it.
Read the full story👇
www.theihs.org/blog/from-ha...
Scholars are using AI to push scholarship farther, faster. But how do we do that well?
Join our Dec. 3 event with Cosmos Institute's Brendan McCord, @kvallier.bsky.social, and @senatorshoshana.bsky.social as we discuss the promise of AI in research.
Register👇
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Join our Dec. 3 event with Cosmos Institute's Brendan McCord, @kvallier.bsky.social, and @senatorshoshana.bsky.social as we discuss the promise of AI in research.
Register👇
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scholars are using AI to push scholarship farther, faster. But how do we do that well?
Join our Dec. 3 event with Cosmos Institute's Brendan McCord, @kvallier.bsky.social, and @senatorshoshana.bsky.social as we discuss the promise of AI in research.
Register👇
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
Join our Dec. 3 event with Cosmos Institute's Brendan McCord, @kvallier.bsky.social, and @senatorshoshana.bsky.social as we discuss the promise of AI in research.
Register👇
www.theihs.org/academic-pro...
The Cosmos x IHS AI-Accelerated Scholarship program supports scholars who use AI to serve human wisdom, not replace it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Cosmos x IHS AI-Accelerated Scholarship program supports scholars who use AI to serve human wisdom, not replace it.
Verlan Lewis thinks the real divide isn’t left and right—it’s how we think about belonging and truth.
His scholarship, supported by IHS, invites a more plural and self-critical politics.
🔗 Read the full story: theihs.org/blog/breakin...
His scholarship, supported by IHS, invites a more plural and self-critical politics.
🔗 Read the full story: theihs.org/blog/breakin...
Breaking the Politics Spectrum: Verlan Lewis on Freedom, Pluralism, and Narrative
Verlan Lewis urges students to treat politics as plural, with many issues, many trade-offs, and many opportunities for humility.
theihs.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Verlan Lewis thinks the real divide isn’t left and right—it’s how we think about belonging and truth.
His scholarship, supported by IHS, invites a more plural and self-critical politics.
🔗 Read the full story: theihs.org/blog/breakin...
His scholarship, supported by IHS, invites a more plural and self-critical politics.
🔗 Read the full story: theihs.org/blog/breakin...
As hybrid workers log nearly 90 fewer minutes on Fridays, IHS affiliate, Christos Makridis, examines how flexible schedules may undercut collaboration, reminding us that liberalism flourishes when freedom is paired with responsibility.
Read it on @yahoonews.com:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Read it on @yahoonews.com:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration
Where, when and how Americans work has dramatically shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the routines of everyday life.
www.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As hybrid workers log nearly 90 fewer minutes on Fridays, IHS affiliate, Christos Makridis, examines how flexible schedules may undercut collaboration, reminding us that liberalism flourishes when freedom is paired with responsibility.
Read it on @yahoonews.com:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Read it on @yahoonews.com:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Attending this year’s meeting of the Southern Economic Association (SEA)? Swing by the IHS booth to learn about our conference reception and upcoming opportunities for scholars.
Learn more about IHS here:
www.theihs.org?utm_source=b...
Learn more about IHS here:
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November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Attending this year’s meeting of the Southern Economic Association (SEA)? Swing by the IHS booth to learn about our conference reception and upcoming opportunities for scholars.
Learn more about IHS here:
www.theihs.org?utm_source=b...
Learn more about IHS here:
www.theihs.org?utm_source=b...
Jean Vilbert left a lifetime judgeship in Brazil with a few English words and the chance to ask forbidden questions about dignity.
Freedom, he learned, is worth the cost.
Read the full story👉 www.theihs.org/blog/jean-vi...
Freedom, he learned, is worth the cost.
Read the full story👉 www.theihs.org/blog/jean-vi...
Jean Vilbert: The Young Judge Who Chose Dignity Over Security
What made Jean Vilbert a successful judge also made him sensitive to what he’d surrendered: the freedom to ask certain questions.
www.theihs.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jean Vilbert left a lifetime judgeship in Brazil with a few English words and the chance to ask forbidden questions about dignity.
Freedom, he learned, is worth the cost.
Read the full story👉 www.theihs.org/blog/jean-vi...
Freedom, he learned, is worth the cost.
Read the full story👉 www.theihs.org/blog/jean-vi...
In rural Maine, support for a candidate’s populism doesn’t always translate into party loyalty. Nicholas Jacobs, an IHS affiliate, unpacks this dynamic in @theconversation.com with a reminder that liberalism thrives when individuals, not parties, lead.
Read it👇
theconversation.com/why-rural-ma...
Read it👇
theconversation.com/why-rural-ma...
Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his party
Whether Maine’s Graham Platner wins or loses, his campaign to knock off longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins already points to a deeper question: Can Democrats do more than rent rural authenticity?
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In rural Maine, support for a candidate’s populism doesn’t always translate into party loyalty. Nicholas Jacobs, an IHS affiliate, unpacks this dynamic in @theconversation.com with a reminder that liberalism thrives when individuals, not parties, lead.
Read it👇
theconversation.com/why-rural-ma...
Read it👇
theconversation.com/why-rural-ma...