Christine Adams
@profchrisadams.bsky.social
Historian of early modern and eighteenth-century France who sees historical parallels everywhere. Interested in fashion, gender, politics, food. And cat photos.
Thanks to @americanstudier.bsky.social for his always-useful round up and the shout out for my Made by History article on the difficulties of political reconciliation earlier this week. Here is the link: time.com/7321634/fren...
October 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thanks to @americanstudier.bsky.social for his always-useful round up and the shout out for my Made by History article on the difficulties of political reconciliation earlier this week. Here is the link: time.com/7321634/fren...
I wrote this for TIME's Made by History. Responsible political leadership would help today as well! time.com/7321634/fren...
History Shows How Not to Resolve Political Differences
The history of the French Revolution shows that clamping down on dissent cannot heal political and cultural hatreds.
time.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I wrote this for TIME's Made by History. Responsible political leadership would help today as well! time.com/7321634/fren...
I remember when it was a black mark if a circuit court was regularly overturned by #SCOTUS. Doesn't it seem as if SCOTUS should be embarrassed that suddenly they are overturning all the courts all the time? That maybe the lower courts are getting it right and they are the problem?
October 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I remember when it was a black mark if a circuit court was regularly overturned by #SCOTUS. Doesn't it seem as if SCOTUS should be embarrassed that suddenly they are overturning all the courts all the time? That maybe the lower courts are getting it right and they are the problem?
Really fabulous to meet @jamellebouie.net tonight when he was giving his terrific Constitution Day Lecture at #SMCM.
September 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Really fabulous to meet @jamellebouie.net tonight when he was giving his terrific Constitution Day Lecture at #SMCM.
Amy Coney Barrett is the Susan Collins of the #SupremeCourt.
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Amy Coney Barrett is the Susan Collins of the #SupremeCourt.
If Democrats ever take control again, aggressive Supreme Court reform has to be the first priority, or nothing else will matter. We cannot consent to remaining in thrall to a shadowy crew of mullahs who wave through the illegal and unconstitutional actions of an administration of thugs.
September 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If Democrats ever take control again, aggressive Supreme Court reform has to be the first priority, or nothing else will matter. We cannot consent to remaining in thrall to a shadowy crew of mullahs who wave through the illegal and unconstitutional actions of an administration of thugs.
I could definitely see Mike Johnson cast as the anti-Christ in a movie. Maybe he is.
September 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I could definitely see Mike Johnson cast as the anti-Christ in a movie. Maybe he is.
A propos of nothing--as I said when Rush Limbaugh died, I hope that when I pass, people don't conclude that the world is a better place.
August 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A propos of nothing--as I said when Rush Limbaugh died, I hope that when I pass, people don't conclude that the world is a better place.
Immensely satisfying.
GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION!
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Immensely satisfying.
Seems good!!! Hopefully a harbinger!
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
WE HIT THE GOD OVERPERFORMANCE
WE HIT THE GOD OVERPERFORMANCE
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Seems good!!! Hopefully a harbinger!
History professor here. Classes start in a little over a week. I guess I will be indoctrinating majors with "woke" ideology as I discuss with them what is actually going on in our world and how it affects their ability to be serious historians.
August 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
History professor here. Classes start in a little over a week. I guess I will be indoctrinating majors with "woke" ideology as I discuss with them what is actually going on in our world and how it affects their ability to be serious historians.
Yes. Let's get on this @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @beyer.house.gov. I know it won't happen yet, but propose it and keep proposing it. Let be ready when the moment comes.
August 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yes. Let's get on this @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @beyer.house.gov. I know it won't happen yet, but propose it and keep proposing it. Let be ready when the moment comes.
Thoughtful essay from @jeremycyoung.bsky.social
NEW: two recent polls show an uptick in popularity for higher ed. That says more about the "thermostatic effect" in politics than it does about colleges, I explain in @aacu.org's Liberal Education Online -- but it does give us an opening to make our case. www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...
August 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thoughtful essay from @jeremycyoung.bsky.social
Calling Mike Johnson and Stephen Miller--this assessment of Joachim von Ribbentrop applies to you and so many GOP tools: " He was an example of that paradox, a million times repeated--the "totalitarian man" who achieves the longed-for feeling of self-elevation only in a state of total subservience.
August 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Calling Mike Johnson and Stephen Miller--this assessment of Joachim von Ribbentrop applies to you and so many GOP tools: " He was an example of that paradox, a million times repeated--the "totalitarian man" who achieves the longed-for feeling of self-elevation only in a state of total subservience.
MAGA accuses professors of indoctrinating students with "woke" ideas, while they pass laws in red states mandating their warped version of history in the classroom. Maybe it's time for #historians who still enjoy academic freedom to enter the fray and train warriors for truth--which ≠ neutrality.
August 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
MAGA accuses professors of indoctrinating students with "woke" ideas, while they pass laws in red states mandating their warped version of history in the classroom. Maybe it's time for #historians who still enjoy academic freedom to enter the fray and train warriors for truth--which ≠ neutrality.
I assume that if a Democratic president is ever allowed to be elected again they can determine that the high rate of shootings in Texas constitutes a state of emergency that requires sending in the military to confiscate all guns?
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I assume that if a Democratic president is ever allowed to be elected again they can determine that the high rate of shootings in Texas constitutes a state of emergency that requires sending in the military to confiscate all guns?
GOP senators are, without exception, scum.
July 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
GOP senators are, without exception, scum.
Great turnout for the #NoKings protest in Old Town Alexandria--terrific speech by mayor @alyia4alx.com. So glad to live here, and proud of my fellow citizens who know that we can do better.
June 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Great turnout for the #NoKings protest in Old Town Alexandria--terrific speech by mayor @alyia4alx.com. So glad to live here, and proud of my fellow citizens who know that we can do better.
For those who think that government should learn from the private sector how to operate like a business, it has--let the corporate overlords control everything, squeeze money out of the operation to enrich the overlords in control, and crush the people who do the actual work.
June 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For those who think that government should learn from the private sector how to operate like a business, it has--let the corporate overlords control everything, squeeze money out of the operation to enrich the overlords in control, and crush the people who do the actual work.
Not planning to attend events in DC on Saturday.
June 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Not planning to attend events in DC on Saturday.
Terrific show in DC last night. Important cause. Thanks to @crooked.com and @thebulwark.com. #FreeAndry and all the others.
June 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Terrific show in DC last night. Important cause. Thanks to @crooked.com and @thebulwark.com. #FreeAndry and all the others.
Is it really possible to get work done without a cat curled up in your lap?
June 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Is it really possible to get work done without a cat curled up in your lap?