Benjamin L. Carp 🎏
@bencarp.bsky.social
Historian of Early America, Brooklyn College & Graduate Center, CUNY. Leading AHA wit. Latest AmRev book: "The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution" 🔥 Dad, Mets fan, fantasy reader
Couldn't one just wet one's face with tears of despair?
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Couldn't one just wet one's face with tears of despair?
It's the 249th anniversary of the burning of a fifth of New York City--I have some pretty strong (evidence-based!) opinions about what happened, and you can buy the book; meanwhile I'm giving a talk about it in downtown Manhattan 🔥🔥🔥
September 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's the 249th anniversary of the burning of a fifth of New York City--I have some pretty strong (evidence-based!) opinions about what happened, and you can buy the book; meanwhile I'm giving a talk about it in downtown Manhattan 🔥🔥🔥
Long Islanders knew about heraldry way before Game of Thrones
September 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Long Islanders knew about heraldry way before Game of Thrones
S18 E 10, Jan. 9, 1993, can find stills but not clips:
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
S18 E 10, Jan. 9, 1993, can find stills but not clips:
Proof (it’s a bad pic but there’s your friend on the right)
August 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Proof (it’s a bad pic but there’s your friend on the right)
We were playing Name that Tune and I drew quick little illustrations for my guesses. Anyway here’s “Sweet but Psycho”:
August 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We were playing Name that Tune and I drew quick little illustrations for my guesses. Anyway here’s “Sweet but Psycho”:
I can’t make this , but solidarity matters
July 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I can’t make this , but solidarity matters
“You could count on a fight breaking out almost every night…”
July 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“You could count on a fight breaking out almost every night…”
Just bizarre… (also super-ominous, but let’s take that as a given)
June 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Just bizarre… (also super-ominous, but let’s take that as a given)
As a guy with a proud bearing and glossy fur coat, I agree
April 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As a guy with a proud bearing and glossy fur coat, I agree
The sign said “Manhattan” but I am far from home
April 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The sign said “Manhattan” but I am far from home
The images of the El Salvador prison keep reminding me of this 1774 political cartoon, which illustrates the other colonies providing mutual aid to Boston after Parliament closed the port to trade—eventually a Continental Congress gathered to take action
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The images of the El Salvador prison keep reminding me of this 1774 political cartoon, which illustrates the other colonies providing mutual aid to Boston after Parliament closed the port to trade—eventually a Continental Congress gathered to take action
I warn students against intros like this in my style guide under the heading “Avoid grandiose language”
April 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I warn students against intros like this in my style guide under the heading “Avoid grandiose language”
Hm, maybe the silver lining in all this is more citations for my essay on Jefferson’s Embargo
April 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hm, maybe the silver lining in all this is more citations for my essay on Jefferson’s Embargo
Is it just me, or is this carrot with hummus imperiling my public services, rights, livelihood, and investments?
March 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Is it just me, or is this carrot with hummus imperiling my public services, rights, livelihood, and investments?
11yo was quite proud of the pasta dish he made (I just helped with prep-work, the mushrooms, and cleanup), and wanted me to share
February 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
11yo was quite proud of the pasta dish he made (I just helped with prep-work, the mushrooms, and cleanup), and wanted me to share
Snowda
(No one made this, I just took a picture)
(No one made this, I just took a picture)
December 27, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Snowda
(No one made this, I just took a picture)
(No one made this, I just took a picture)
“What strengths,” Junior asks, “do you think you’d bring to this position?”
December 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
“What strengths,” Junior asks, “do you think you’d bring to this position?”
More of an umbrella than a cat, really
December 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM
More of an umbrella than a cat, really
Relatedly, I regret to inform everyone that the winning slogan I thought up for the AHA a couple of years ago has been suspended indefinitely.
December 5, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Relatedly, I regret to inform everyone that the winning slogan I thought up for the AHA a couple of years ago has been suspended indefinitely.