Shannon Bow O'Brien
@shannonbow.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Instruction, Gov. Dept. at UT-Austin. Author of Donald Trump and the Kayfabe Presidency: Professional Wrestling Rhetoric in the White House & Eugenics in American Political Life: How the Politics of Superiority Still Shape Us Today
I have a new piece in The Conversation today!
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history theconversation.com/from-washing...
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history theconversation.com/from-washing...
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history
A nation’s history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump’s full remarks makes this history less complete.
theconversation.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I have a new piece in The Conversation today!
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history theconversation.com/from-washing...
From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history theconversation.com/from-washing...
I had this piece published today!
theconversation.com/trump-is-not...
theconversation.com/trump-is-not...
Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts
While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s pageantry than the day-to-day.
theconversation.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I had this piece published today!
theconversation.com/trump-is-not...
theconversation.com/trump-is-not...