Steve Cook
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@waitmanwbeorn.com I'm working with a colleague at my uni to create a study abroad program to PL in 2027. Because of your podcast, we're collaborating with the AJC to coordinate our day in Oświęcim. Thought you might like to hear of a concrete impact your work has made.
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
@waitmanwbeorn.com I'm working with a colleague at my uni to create a study abroad program to PL in 2027. Because of your podcast, we're collaborating with the AJC to coordinate our day in Oświęcim. Thought you might like to hear of a concrete impact your work has made.
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A historian of China makes a point about Trump's assault on the Smithsonian.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A historian of China makes a point about Trump's assault on the Smithsonian.
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a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product
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The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
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A New Playbook for Countering Originalism in Court
Our guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
bit.ly/44yksPF
bit.ly/44yksPF
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Missourians haven’t folded this badly since Josh Hawley fled the Capitol on January 6th.
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Missourians haven’t folded this badly since Josh Hawley fled the Capitol on January 6th.
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So Mexico agrees to do the thing it's already been doing, and Trump claims victory. Sounds about right
November 28, 2024 at 3:14 AM
So Mexico agrees to do the thing it's already been doing, and Trump claims victory. Sounds about right
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There was a concerted effort in the 1980s-90s to dissuade the government from acting on AIDS by blaming not a virus but the "gay lifestyle," be it drugs or "promiscuity." If it's caused by a virus, it necessitates a public response. If it's caused by a lifestyle, then it's just individualized risks.
“”100% of the people who died — the first thousand who had AIDS were people who were addicted to poppers,” Kennedy (falsely) told an audience of supporters in a video posted by the watchdog social media account PatriotTakes in 2023.”
Just a Reminder That RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Cause AIDS
Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also has claimed that chemicals in water turn kids gay and refers to puberty blockers as “castration drugs.”
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November 15, 2024 at 8:40 PM
There was a concerted effort in the 1980s-90s to dissuade the government from acting on AIDS by blaming not a virus but the "gay lifestyle," be it drugs or "promiscuity." If it's caused by a virus, it necessitates a public response. If it's caused by a lifestyle, then it's just individualized risks.
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Look I never play this card but I studied German politics and the rise of fascism and this IS THAT. We have arrived at the end game. Not hyperbole or exaggeration this is THE EXACT LANGUAGE. Anyone who has studied this recognizes it like a meteorologist seeing a gathering hurricane
Trump in Aurora: "The enemy from within. All the scum that we have to deal with that hate our country. That's a bigger enemy than China and Russia."
October 11, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Look I never play this card but I studied German politics and the rise of fascism and this IS THAT. We have arrived at the end game. Not hyperbole or exaggeration this is THE EXACT LANGUAGE. Anyone who has studied this recognizes it like a meteorologist seeing a gathering hurricane