William Mountz
@wmountz.bsky.social
Supporter of the arts. Advocate for the humanities. Believer in a common good.
History Professor in Missouri
History Professor in Missouri
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More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you said
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.
August 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A colleague recommended #TommyOrange. What a great storyteller and a great introduction to the urban Native community. #ThereThere #WanderingStars #Oakland
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A colleague recommended #TommyOrange. What a great storyteller and a great introduction to the urban Native community. #ThereThere #WanderingStars #Oakland
You know you’re getting old when you’re excited for CBS Sunday Morning. #NewOrleans #Katrina
August 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
You know you’re getting old when you’re excited for CBS Sunday Morning. #NewOrleans #Katrina
"Everyone only thinks we’re from the past, but then we're here, but they don't know we're still here, so then it's like we're in the future.” #TommyOrange #WanderingStars
August 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"Everyone only thinks we’re from the past, but then we're here, but they don't know we're still here, so then it's like we're in the future.” #TommyOrange #WanderingStars
“According to Texas state representative Vince Perez, it will take about 445,000 white residents to secure a member of Congress, but about 1.4 million Latino residents or 2 million Black residents to elect one.”
August 20, 2025
President Donald J.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“According to Texas state representative Vince Perez, it will take about 445,000 white residents to secure a member of Congress, but about 1.4 million Latino residents or 2 million Black residents to elect one.”
“Dozens of countries use mail-in voting, and there is zero evidence of widespread voter fraud in the U.S. Just today, news broke that right-wing channel Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems for spreading false claims that the company’s voting technology had been rigged...”
August 18, 2025
This morning, J.D.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“Dozens of countries use mail-in voting, and there is zero evidence of widespread voter fraud in the U.S. Just today, news broke that right-wing channel Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems for spreading false claims that the company’s voting technology had been rigged...”
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Repeating as a mantra on this first day of the semester, there’s always more to do, it’s not going to all get done tonight, it’s okay to rest.
August 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Repeating as a mantra on this first day of the semester, there’s always more to do, it’s not going to all get done tonight, it’s okay to rest.
For all those teachers, instructors, professors welcoming students back this semester. You got this! 🙌🏽🎓 📚 #effectivecommunication #education #highered #academia #twitterstorians
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How to Give a Great Talk (Rebroadcast)
Podcast Episode · Two Guys on Your Head · 06/20/2025 · 8m
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August 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
For all those teachers, instructors, professors welcoming students back this semester. You got this! 🙌🏽🎓 📚 #effectivecommunication #education #highered #academia #twitterstorians
via @twoguysonaplane.bsky.social
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This is all excellent advice. I don't really dog-ear my books, but I fill notepads with most of the same bits of information. I also particularly like how she articulates the importance of context for understanding a book, something that summaries can't provide for you.
August 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is all excellent advice. I don't really dog-ear my books, but I fill notepads with most of the same bits of information. I also particularly like how she articulates the importance of context for understanding a book, something that summaries can't provide for you.
Refreshing take on inefficiency. #academia via @twoguysonaplane.bsky.social
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Does Money Motivate Discovery?
Podcast Episode · Two Guys on Your Head · 08/08/2025 · 8m
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August 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Refreshing take on inefficiency. #academia via @twoguysonaplane.bsky.social
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"In his 1785 “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments,” framer of the Constitution James Madison explained that what was at stake in the separation of church and state was not just religion, but also representative government itself." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
August 9, 2025
Last Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a video in which Christian nationalist pastors express their opposition to the idea of women voting.
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August 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"In his 1785 “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments,” framer of the Constitution James Madison explained that what was at stake in the separation of church and state was not just religion, but also representative government itself." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“I think there's a lot of historical evidence that…a lot of people have made a lot of wealth with a lot of harm.” -Bridget Reid, Author of Little Bosses Everywhere #MLM #RailRoaded
Organized Money: Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business 8/29/25
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Organized Money: Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business 8/29/25
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Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business
Podcast Episode · Organized Money · 07/29/2025 · 1h 14m
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August 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“I think there's a lot of historical evidence that…a lot of people have made a lot of wealth with a lot of harm.” -Bridget Reid, Author of Little Bosses Everywhere #MLM #RailRoaded
Organized Money: Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business 8/29/25
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Organized Money: Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business 8/29/25
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Who doesn’t enjoy a good takedown of a popular self help book!? 😏🤣
“This is the first time we've done a book where the title also describes my approach to making an episode about the book.”
@ifbookspod.bsky.social reviewing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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“This is the first time we've done a book where the title also describes my approach to making an episode about the book.”
@ifbookspod.bsky.social reviewing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/21/2023 · 46m
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August 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Who doesn’t enjoy a good takedown of a popular self help book!? 😏🤣
“This is the first time we've done a book where the title also describes my approach to making an episode about the book.”
@ifbookspod.bsky.social reviewing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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“This is the first time we've done a book where the title also describes my approach to making an episode about the book.”
@ifbookspod.bsky.social reviewing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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Thinking of using this #TommyOrange quote from #WanderingStars in course introductions to (kindly) point out the importance of speaking up during class discussions.
“One thing about not speaking is that it’s hard to ask specific questions, so most things I didn’t understand I just had to accept.”
“One thing about not speaking is that it’s hard to ask specific questions, so most things I didn’t understand I just had to accept.”
August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thinking of using this #TommyOrange quote from #WanderingStars in course introductions to (kindly) point out the importance of speaking up during class discussions.
“One thing about not speaking is that it’s hard to ask specific questions, so most things I didn’t understand I just had to accept.”
“One thing about not speaking is that it’s hard to ask specific questions, so most things I didn’t understand I just had to accept.”
“But I didn’t think stories were made to comfort. I believed what my father told me. Stories do more than comfort. They take you away and bring you back better made.” #TommyOrange #WanderingStars
August 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“But I didn’t think stories were made to comfort. I believed what my father told me. Stories do more than comfort. They take you away and bring you back better made.” #TommyOrange #WanderingStars
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Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad
American Foreign Policy in an Age of Unrestrained Executive Power
Elizabeth N. Saunders
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American Foreign Policy in an Age of Unrestrained Executive Power
Elizabeth N. Saunders
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad
American foreign policy in an age of unrestrained executive power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad
American Foreign Policy in an Age of Unrestrained Executive Power
Elizabeth N. Saunders
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
American Foreign Policy in an Age of Unrestrained Executive Power
Elizabeth N. Saunders
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
“Stop worrying about the love you didn’t get. Think about the love you have.” #Chelsea #TruthSpeaker #WhiteLotus
April 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Stop worrying about the love you didn’t get. Think about the love you have.” #Chelsea #TruthSpeaker #WhiteLotus
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imagine being accidentally added to a second, slightly smaller group chat where they're talking about how to handle this scandal
March 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
imagine being accidentally added to a second, slightly smaller group chat where they're talking about how to handle this scandal
“Because you’re soulless.” #WhiteLotus
a microphone is sitting on a dark blue surface
ALT: a microphone is sitting on a dark blue surface
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March 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Because you’re soulless.” #WhiteLotus
Maybe the pork belly era has passed…feel like once upon a time it would’ve been a go to on a brunch challenge with maple syrup 🍁 🥓 🇨🇦 #TopChef
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Maybe the pork belly era has passed…feel like once upon a time it would’ve been a go to on a brunch challenge with maple syrup 🍁 🥓 🇨🇦 #TopChef