Dr. Dave Haskell
@davehaskell.bsky.social
I teach Am History 1 to gifted 8th graders in an urban school district. Archaeologist/ethnohistorian (mainly of Mexico) in a former life. The past was just as messy as the present (if not messier).
What kind of democracy?
Oh, you know the kind
Oh, you know the kind
December 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What kind of democracy?
Oh, you know the kind
Oh, you know the kind
Yeah, this. As a school kid I learned about Wilson in the context of the Treaty of Versailles negotiations, the League of Nations, and self determination.* I thought he was pretty cool!
Only as an adult did I learn that he was about as racist as they come. Not cool!
*Conditions apply
Only as an adult did I learn that he was about as racist as they come. Not cool!
*Conditions apply
December 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yeah, this. As a school kid I learned about Wilson in the context of the Treaty of Versailles negotiations, the League of Nations, and self determination.* I thought he was pretty cool!
Only as an adult did I learn that he was about as racist as they come. Not cool!
*Conditions apply
Only as an adult did I learn that he was about as racist as they come. Not cool!
*Conditions apply
Reposted by Dr. Dave Haskell
If history is any guide, authoritarianism is doomed to fail. It always has. And the fate of authoritarian leaders is not something to be envied.
The only question is how long it takes to die, and how much misery we have to endure while it lasts.
The only question is how long it takes to die, and how much misery we have to endure while it lasts.
November 28, 2024 at 7:45 AM
If history is any guide, authoritarianism is doomed to fail. It always has. And the fate of authoritarian leaders is not something to be envied.
The only question is how long it takes to die, and how much misery we have to endure while it lasts.
The only question is how long it takes to die, and how much misery we have to endure while it lasts.
Reposted by Dr. Dave Haskell
To those who already dominate the literature, rightly or wrongly, more articles shall be given; marginal scholars will be ever more marginalised as the machine won’t consider it statistically likely that they’ll be worth fake-citing. 3/3
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
To those who already dominate the literature, rightly or wrongly, more articles shall be given; marginal scholars will be ever more marginalised as the machine won’t consider it statistically likely that they’ll be worth fake-citing. 3/3
Personally I love rebranding an economy-killing bubble into an "investment super cycle" by Sacks here.
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Personally I love rebranding an economy-killing bubble into an "investment super cycle" by Sacks here.
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I'm calling my reps and telling them I have to assume they're pedophiles or accomplices of pedophiles until they call for immediate impeachment. You can find your own reps here: reps.fyi
December 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I'm calling my reps and telling them I have to assume they're pedophiles or accomplices of pedophiles until they call for immediate impeachment. You can find your own reps here: reps.fyi