Gautham Rao
@gauthamrao.bsky.social
The historian, not the judge. #LFGM #LFC NYM-G-K-I. edit Law & History Review. my opinions. he/him/his. Book projects on (1) slavery + laws; (2) The West Wing.
Yesterday this cat, Stevie G, bolted outside and saw a black squirrel on the patio. Stevie took two steps toward it but the squirrel ran away. Stevie then decided to lie down for a belly rub.
Suffice to say even Stevie G. the spoiled calico cat fought harder than @durbin.senate.gov.
Suffice to say even Stevie G. the spoiled calico cat fought harder than @durbin.senate.gov.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yesterday this cat, Stevie G, bolted outside and saw a black squirrel on the patio. Stevie took two steps toward it but the squirrel ran away. Stevie then decided to lie down for a belly rub.
Suffice to say even Stevie G. the spoiled calico cat fought harder than @durbin.senate.gov.
Suffice to say even Stevie G. the spoiled calico cat fought harder than @durbin.senate.gov.
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Siri begs to differ Mr. Speaker
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Siri begs to differ Mr. Speaker
Copy edits for what is supposed to be a history book but alas…
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Copy edits for what is supposed to be a history book but alas…
Even the silly internet skimmer machine knows how stupid it is to say Reagan loved tariffs
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Even the silly internet skimmer machine knows how stupid it is to say Reagan loved tariffs
me watching the Knicks bench players getting time
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
me watching the Knicks bench players getting time
Narrator: it was in fact how judicial power works
October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Narrator: it was in fact how judicial power works
Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
Next week’s teaching/reading/research. Serious.
September 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Next week’s teaching/reading/research. Serious.
Bubbling with excitement that it is Walter Benjamin day in the undergrad Arendt seminar on Friday!
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bubbling with excitement that it is Walter Benjamin day in the undergrad Arendt seminar on Friday!
Attempting class prep but Stevie G has claimed the favored pen
September 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Attempting class prep but Stevie G has claimed the favored pen
Attempting class prep but Stevie G has claimed the favored pen
September 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Attempting class prep but Stevie G has claimed the favored pen
Hello my old friend
September 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hello my old friend
The amazing folks at the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room hosted my Historian’s Craft grad seminar today and pulled back the curtain to let them see the ins and outs of the archive. Incredible experience!
September 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The amazing folks at the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room hosted my Historian’s Craft grad seminar today and pulled back the curtain to let them see the ins and outs of the archive. Incredible experience!
Ordered something online and it came with this Box For Sociopathic Cats. Bargain!
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ordered something online and it came with this Box For Sociopathic Cats. Bargain!
More break, don’t @ me feet weirdos
August 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
More break, don’t @ me feet weirdos
The weekly ratatouille is underway. Farmers market heirloom tomatoes a touch on the sweet side so may go smoky
August 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The weekly ratatouille is underway. Farmers market heirloom tomatoes a touch on the sweet side so may go smoky