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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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...
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.
www.townandcountrymag.com
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...
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...
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.
www.townandcountrymag.com
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...
Joseph J. Ellis Doesn’t Think You Would Have Abolished Slavery, Either
nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What a sandwich!
"Early on, Ellis unhelpfully.... he, too, seems to approach the work as an attorney — defense counsel in a capital trial who raises every mitigating circumstance he can think of to keep his clients out of the electric chair."
And this is a pretty elegant body slam:
"Early on, Ellis unhelpfully.... he, too, seems to approach the work as an attorney — defense counsel in a capital trial who raises every mitigating circumstance he can think of to keep his clients out of the electric chair."
And this is a pretty elegant body slam:
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What a sandwich!
"Early on, Ellis unhelpfully.... he, too, seems to approach the work as an attorney — defense counsel in a capital trial who raises every mitigating circumstance he can think of to keep his clients out of the electric chair."
And this is a pretty elegant body slam:
"Early on, Ellis unhelpfully.... he, too, seems to approach the work as an attorney — defense counsel in a capital trial who raises every mitigating circumstance he can think of to keep his clients out of the electric chair."
And this is a pretty elegant body slam:
Understatement of the year but he's just getting started
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Understatement of the year but he's just getting started
We also talked about the NYT's review of Joseph Ellis.
Howled at the title: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/b...
Howled at the title: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/b...
Joseph J. Ellis Doesn’t Think You Would Have Abolished Slavery, Either
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We also talked about the NYT's review of Joseph Ellis.
Howled at the title: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/b...
Howled at the title: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/b...