Alexis Coe
@alexiscoe.bsky.social
Presidential historian. American History Columnist @NYTBR. Senior Fellow @NewAmerica. NYT bestselling author of (almost!) 3 books.
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Presidential historian @alexiscoe.bsky.social:
“[T]riumphs [can] contain the seeds of their own destruction. Cleveland’s presidency imploded…. So, too, might Trump’s — and with it, the future of a party that has hitched its wagon to a reality star that may well be a supernova in disguise.”
“[T]riumphs [can] contain the seeds of their own destruction. Cleveland’s presidency imploded…. So, too, might Trump’s — and with it, the future of a party that has hitched its wagon to a reality star that may well be a supernova in disguise.”
Presidential historian foresees “disastrous end” for Donald Trump — LGBTQ Nation
She said Grover Cleveland's second term should be a cautionary tale. Sunday, November 09, 2025 President Donald Trump's inauguration at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025....
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November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Presidential historian @alexiscoe.bsky.social:
“[T]riumphs [can] contain the seeds of their own destruction. Cleveland’s presidency imploded…. So, too, might Trump’s — and with it, the future of a party that has hitched its wagon to a reality star that may well be a supernova in disguise.”
“[T]riumphs [can] contain the seeds of their own destruction. Cleveland’s presidency imploded…. So, too, might Trump’s — and with it, the future of a party that has hitched its wagon to a reality star that may well be a supernova in disguise.”
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The former vice president did everything he could to expand presidential power. The current president is taking advantage.
By ALEXIS COE
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By ALEXIS COE
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Cheney Worried About Trump Abusing Power. He Had Himself to Blame
Dick Cheney worried Donald Trump would abuse the power of the presidency. The former vice president is largely responsible for his ability to do so.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The former vice president did everything he could to expand presidential power. The current president is taking advantage.
By ALEXIS COE
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By ALEXIS COE
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Like taking candy from a platformed baby--I couldn't help myself.
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Douthat Threatens Me with a Good Time: On His Latest Nonsense
If you’re even vaguely online, you’ve already seen Interesting Times with Ross Douthat try to troll us by asking its conservative guests, Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant, whether “liberal fem...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Like taking candy from a platformed baby--I couldn't help myself.
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I need it, I want it! Gimme Garfield!
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
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A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I need it, I want it! Gimme Garfield!
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Bc genealogy is a lot about politics-- bc family and family history is about politics. Alexis is a generous and sharp interviewer-- this was a lot of fun, and I'm grateful to her for doing it! A sinus infection and fumbling with my phone to record notwithstanding...
The wonderful @kawulf.bsky.social joined me yesterday to talk about Lineage, her new book. Hard to pick a favorite part buuuuuuuut I really loved when she indulged me at the end and walked us through the gorgeous cover. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Live with Dr. Karin Wulf
A recording from Alexis Coe's live video
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November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Bc genealogy is a lot about politics-- bc family and family history is about politics. Alexis is a generous and sharp interviewer-- this was a lot of fun, and I'm grateful to her for doing it! A sinus infection and fumbling with my phone to record notwithstanding...
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"There’s a reason autocrats build ballrooms and democrats build libraries, as historian Alexis Coe notes. One invites applause; the other invites reflection. One celebrates power; the other serves the public. One is monument; the other is function."
As the East Wing of the White House is demolished to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, Big Tech and crypto donors—Apple, Meta, Palantir, Coinbase—are quite literally etching their names into the architecture of American power.
Buying the Ruins
On Demolishing Democracy and Etching Your Name in the Rubble
www.notesfromthecircus.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"There’s a reason autocrats build ballrooms and democrats build libraries, as historian Alexis Coe notes. One invites applause; the other invites reflection. One celebrates power; the other serves the public. One is monument; the other is function."
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Must-read from Alexis Coe at Rolling Stone.
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
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"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
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Congress Enjoys Ultraluxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
Congress has ensured its members receive ultraluxe health care as Republican keep the government closed over stripping it from Americans.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Must-read from Alexis Coe at Rolling Stone.
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🗓️ Reed Galen is going live on Nov 5 at 12:00 AM GMT+7: “Election Day!!!! with Alexis Coe”
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November 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
🗓️ Reed Galen is going live on Nov 5 at 12:00 AM GMT+7: “Election Day!!!! with Alexis Coe”
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Presidential historian on Dick Cheney's impact (Video) Alexis Coe, a presidential historian and author, joins "CBS News 24/7" to discuss former Vice President Dick Cheney's impact on American history and politics.
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Presidential Historian On Dick Cheney's Impact (Video) - Latest NewsX
Alexis Coe, a presidential historian and author, joins "CBS News 24/7" to discuss former Vice President Dick Cheney's impact on American history and politics.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Presidential historian on Dick Cheney's impact (Video) Alexis Coe, a presidential historian and author, joins "CBS News 24/7" to discuss former Vice President Dick Cheney's impact on American history and politics.
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CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stati
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Election Day!!!! with Presidential Historian Alexis Coe open.substack.com/pub/reedgale...
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Election Day!!!! with Presidential Historian Alexis Coe open.substack.com/pub/reedgale...
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“This is another instance in which Trump has said one thing — that the East Wing would not be altered — and he’s altering it,” historian Alexis Coe said. The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House. https://bit.ly/3JeAneF
First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.
The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This is another instance in which Trump has said one thing — that the East Wing would not be altered — and he’s altering it,” historian Alexis Coe said. The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House. https://bit.ly/3JeAneF
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The wonderful @kawulf.bsky.social joined me yesterday to talk about Lineage, her new book. Hard to pick a favorite part buuuuuuuut I really loved when she indulged me at the end and walked us through the gorgeous cover. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Live with Dr. Karin Wulf
A recording from Alexis Coe's live video
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The wonderful @kawulf.bsky.social joined me yesterday to talk about Lineage, her new book. Hard to pick a favorite part buuuuuuuut I really loved when she indulged me at the end and walked us through the gorgeous cover. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/live-with-...
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Here's the second!
No matter your politics, we can all agree: seeing decency sweep a packed convention hall is—let’s be honest—downright hot.
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No matter your politics, we can all agree: seeing decency sweep a packed convention hall is—let’s be honest—downright hot.
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
Why James A. Garfield Wanted to Turn Down His Party’s Presidential Nomination
The Netflix series Death by Lightning recreates a moment that changed U.S. politics forever.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Here's the second!
No matter your politics, we can all agree: seeing decency sweep a packed convention hall is—let’s be honest—downright hot.
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
No matter your politics, we can all agree: seeing decency sweep a packed convention hall is—let’s be honest—downright hot.
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The wonderful @kawulf.bsky.social joined me yesterday to talk about Lineage, her new book. Hard to pick a favorite part buuuuuuuut I really loved when she indulged me at the end and walked us through the gorgeous cover. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Live with Dr. Karin Wulf
A recording from Alexis Coe's live video
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The wonderful @kawulf.bsky.social joined me yesterday to talk about Lineage, her new book. Hard to pick a favorite part buuuuuuuut I really loved when she indulged me at the end and walked us through the gorgeous cover. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Had a great time talking to @anthonyeames.bsky.social at @reaganinstitute.bsky.social when I was in DC www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEM...
The People’s Historian: Alexis Coe on Making American History Personal
YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
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November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Had a great time talking to @anthonyeames.bsky.social at @reaganinstitute.bsky.social when I was in DC www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEM...
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Deadwood-heads, get ready for some grimy 19th century wonder
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Deadwood-heads, get ready for some grimy 19th century wonder
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
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Cheney did everything he could to expand presidential power.
The current president is taking advantage.
Commentary from @alexiscoe.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The current president is taking advantage.
Commentary from @alexiscoe.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Cheney did everything he could to expand presidential power.
The current president is taking advantage.
Commentary from @alexiscoe.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The current president is taking advantage.
Commentary from @alexiscoe.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Oh boy, has my planned commentary for the day taken a turn! Be on your 📺 at 9, 11, 12, 3, 4, and beyond.
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Oh boy, has my planned commentary for the day taken a turn! Be on your 📺 at 9, 11, 12, 3, 4, and beyond.
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Looking forward to talking with @alexiscoe.bsky.social about the histories of family and genealogy and why the political contexts are so impossible to ignore... I mean she does say this conversation is for history cranks and fiends. 😁
Upcoming Substack Live!
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com
Study Marry Kill | Alexis Coe | Substack
For history cranks and fiends. Click to read Study Marry Kill, by Alexis Coe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Looking forward to talking with @alexiscoe.bsky.social about the histories of family and genealogy and why the political contexts are so impossible to ignore... I mean she does say this conversation is for history cranks and fiends. 😁
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Thank you @alexiscoe.bsky.social for letting me write about druids, mead, and more!
Bog Queen
A guest essay by Anna North
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November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thank you @alexiscoe.bsky.social for letting me write about druids, mead, and more!
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When Abraham Lincoln described America as “unfinished work” at Gettysburg, he was describing a permanent condition.
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
Behind the Panel: My Notes & Questions for Rep. Hurd et al
Us@250: Notes and Questions from the Panel
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
When Abraham Lincoln described America as “unfinished work” at Gettysburg, he was describing a permanent condition.
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
Behind the Panel: My Notes & Questions for Rep. Hurd et al
Us@250: Notes and Questions from the Panel
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When Abraham Lincoln described America as “unfinished work” at Gettysburg, he was describing a permanent condition.
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
The Founders created a shared history while competing to define it. To be American is to take part in the argument—not to opt out of it.
More-> alexiscoe.substack.com/p/behind-the...
Upcoming Substack Live!
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com
Study Marry Kill | Alexis Coe | Substack
For history cranks and fiends. Click to read Study Marry Kill, by Alexis Coe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Upcoming Substack Live!
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com
Thursday, noon: I’ll be joined by @kawulf.bsky.social, Director of the John Carter Brown Library and a Professor of History at Brown, to discuss her new book and much more!
Subscribe here to watch: alexiscoe.substack.com