Katrin Schultheiss
@kschul.bsky.social
Historian at George Washington University
This is also — mainly I think— a campaign to make people afraid to show up
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is also — mainly I think— a campaign to make people afraid to show up
My theory is that “sick burns” and “cringy bullshit” are equally useless ways of making people feel, wrongly, like they have some power.
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My theory is that “sick burns” and “cringy bullshit” are equally useless ways of making people feel, wrongly, like they have some power.
Can every university considering signing on please look up “Gleichschaltung, 1933”
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Can every university considering signing on please look up “Gleichschaltung, 1933”
Maybe both but also money— it would be enormously expensive to fight the government in the courts knowing the case will be appealed ad nauseam up to the Supreme Court where the university might well lose. What are other options? What does “fight back” entail?
August 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Maybe both but also money— it would be enormously expensive to fight the government in the courts knowing the case will be appealed ad nauseam up to the Supreme Court where the university might well lose. What are other options? What does “fight back” entail?
Yale has a longstanding tradition of male cheerleaders — though always with a tongue -in-cheek approach like their highly imprecise “Precision Marching Band.”
August 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Yale has a longstanding tradition of male cheerleaders — though always with a tongue -in-cheek approach like their highly imprecise “Precision Marching Band.”
I love this and agree that there is significant and underreported student interest in intense intellectual engagement but, of course, political and financial pressures all push in the opposite direction.
July 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I love this and agree that there is significant and underreported student interest in intense intellectual engagement but, of course, political and financial pressures all push in the opposite direction.
Will there be different designs for different ethnic groups, religions, races, sexual orientations, you know, so they can be easily recognized? I feel like maybe there’s a historical precedent for that
June 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Will there be different designs for different ethnic groups, religions, races, sexual orientations, you know, so they can be easily recognized? I feel like maybe there’s a historical precedent for that
And ratings! So much attention!
June 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And ratings! So much attention!
Yes, I saw that. Disturbing that a law dean of all people would either not know or would willfully distort the meaning of the term
June 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yes, I saw that. Disturbing that a law dean of all people would either not know or would willfully distort the meaning of the term
I thought “institutional neutrality “ referred to universities not taking official stances on issues that do not directly affect their mission. It does not mean that academic units abandon scholarly and ethical standards (just as academic freedom does not protect every utterance by academics.)
June 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I thought “institutional neutrality “ referred to universities not taking official stances on issues that do not directly affect their mission. It does not mean that academic units abandon scholarly and ethical standards (just as academic freedom does not protect every utterance by academics.)
There’s a big difference between people using ChatGPT for certain tasks after they’ve already developed critical skills and knowledge and students using ChatGPT before they’ve developed any of that. The danger lies in using it to circumvent learning. I’m sure you saw the recent MIT study
June 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There’s a big difference between people using ChatGPT for certain tasks after they’ve already developed critical skills and knowledge and students using ChatGPT before they’ve developed any of that. The danger lies in using it to circumvent learning. I’m sure you saw the recent MIT study
Relatedly, the creative and expressive qualities emerge from writing as process not product
June 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Relatedly, the creative and expressive qualities emerge from writing as process not product
I agree with the criticism of outsourcing research and thinking to AI (why would I do that?) though I can see how it could be useful for historians who work with large data sets (not me)
June 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I agree with the criticism of outsourcing research and thinking to AI (why would I do that?) though I can see how it could be useful for historians who work with large data sets (not me)
I like the torch from the Statue of Liberty. Symbolism resonates and it’s easy to draw
June 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I like the torch from the Statue of Liberty. Symbolism resonates and it’s easy to draw
We’ve seen “Zone of Interest.” We know this plot
June 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’ve seen “Zone of Interest.” We know this plot
Watch “Mountainhead” for confirmation of the delusional dystopia of the tech elites
June 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Watch “Mountainhead” for confirmation of the delusional dystopia of the tech elites
What stands out here is the notable losses among men in every category. And yet few pundits or Democratic leaders focus on the role of misogyny in presidential elections even among Dems. And those who do bring it up are reflexively dismissed
May 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What stands out here is the notable losses among men in every category. And yet few pundits or Democratic leaders focus on the role of misogyny in presidential elections even among Dems. And those who do bring it up are reflexively dismissed
Notorious is the best
April 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Notorious is the best
In Nazi Germany, the process of aligning all civic organizations with the government’s agenda was called “Gleichschaltung,” the final step in implementing totalitarianism; after that, effective resistance was nearly impossible.
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In Nazi Germany, the process of aligning all civic organizations with the government’s agenda was called “Gleichschaltung,” the final step in implementing totalitarianism; after that, effective resistance was nearly impossible.
Pronatalism is a hallmark of totalitarianism regimes. Ceausescu’s Romania — with its gilded state palaces, impoverishment of the population, and imprisonment of women who seek abortions —is a good guide to the path we’re heading down.
April 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pronatalism is a hallmark of totalitarianism regimes. Ceausescu’s Romania — with its gilded state palaces, impoverishment of the population, and imprisonment of women who seek abortions —is a good guide to the path we’re heading down.
If these cuts are implemented, I hope that all airline pilots will go on strike. Then people will understand the importance of the work that the NOAA does
April 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If these cuts are implemented, I hope that all airline pilots will go on strike. Then people will understand the importance of the work that the NOAA does