Adam Harris
@adamhsays.com
Writer exploring education, history, politics, and the South. Author of The State Must Provide. Writing Is This America?
Now: Senior fellow, New America; Soon: Host, The Atlantic. Occasionally sharing poems.
www.harrisadam.com
Now: Senior fellow, New America; Soon: Host, The Atlantic. Occasionally sharing poems.
www.harrisadam.com
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I realize I haven't talked much about Is This America here! I've been working on it for the last several years. Excited for you all to read it. More soon, but for now:
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A brief, worthwhile read this MLK weekend:
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
"The Purpose of Education"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
A brief, worthwhile read this MLK weekend:
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
“‘Many Christians were challenged for the first time to be Christians,’ Lee wrote, adding, ’What was heart-breaking was to discover that people you loved — friends, relatives, neighbors — whom you assumed were civilized, harbored the most vicious feelings.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...
In Letters to a Friend, Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“‘Many Christians were challenged for the first time to be Christians,’ Lee wrote, adding, ’What was heart-breaking was to discover that people you loved — friends, relatives, neighbors — whom you assumed were civilized, harbored the most vicious feelings.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...
A brief, worthwhile read this MLK weekend:
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
"The Purpose of Education"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
A brief, worthwhile read this MLK weekend:
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.“
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
The federal stuff gets the most oxygen, the state stuff never stopped.
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The federal stuff gets the most oxygen, the state stuff never stopped.
“Frequent turnover doesn't just disrupt operations—it weakens long-term strategic planning, stalls critical fundraising efforts, erodes stakeholder trust and fractures the momentum needed for progress." www.theeduledger.com/institutions...
UNCF Report Reveals HBCU Presidents Serve Nearly Two Years Less Than National Average
The report found that HBCU presidents serve an average of 4.22 years compared to the 5.9-year national average for all college presidents.
www.theeduledger.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
“Frequent turnover doesn't just disrupt operations—it weakens long-term strategic planning, stalls critical fundraising efforts, erodes stakeholder trust and fractures the momentum needed for progress." www.theeduledger.com/institutions...
convinced my local coffee shop has been giving me decaf
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
convinced my local coffee shop has been giving me decaf
Southern revisionists had to paint Confederate troops as uniquely equipped and noble to preserve the myth of the morality of their cause which was to violate human liberty and keep people in perpetual slavery.
Q: Do you think ICE officers need deescalation training?
KRISTI NOEM: The officers we have out there are very highly trained and skilled specific for the operations they're doing. They're utilizing the most gifted individuals on these operations.
KRISTI NOEM: The officers we have out there are very highly trained and skilled specific for the operations they're doing. They're utilizing the most gifted individuals on these operations.
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Southern revisionists had to paint Confederate troops as uniquely equipped and noble to preserve the myth of the morality of their cause which was to violate human liberty and keep people in perpetual slavery.
sad to see that my story from 2016 in B/R Mag (Bleacher Report's old magazine-style arm) on the 11- and 12-year old youth football team in Beaumont who got death threats for kneeling during the national anthem now just redirects to the homepage.
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
sad to see that my story from 2016 in B/R Mag (Bleacher Report's old magazine-style arm) on the 11- and 12-year old youth football team in Beaumont who got death threats for kneeling during the national anthem now just redirects to the homepage.
America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
when we lived in Korea as a kid, Stars and Stripes was the only newspaper I remember; it's all a lot of service families really get.
Good scoop by @liamjscott.bsky.social:
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
when we lived in Korea as a kid, Stars and Stripes was the only newspaper I remember; it's all a lot of service families really get.
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Gift link to FBI-targeted Post reporter Hannah Natanson's sweeping look at how federal workers have been targeted by Trump. wapo.st/49BQBrh
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Gift link to FBI-targeted Post reporter Hannah Natanson's sweeping look at how federal workers have been targeted by Trump. wapo.st/49BQBrh
bought a book embosser and folks… I need to be stopped.
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 AM
bought a book embosser and folks… I need to be stopped.
Didn’t end up being as short as intended 😅
A quick 🧵 about Thurgood Marshall, civil rights, and Trump’s recent argument that, “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a college or university.” (You can find more in chapter 8 of The State Must Provide)
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Didn’t end up being as short as intended 😅
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TLDR, it's good, and the parts about higher education admissions are devastating.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
TLDR, it's good, and the parts about higher education admissions are devastating.
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I reviewed "Miracle Children," Katie Benner and Erica Green's book about the T.M. Landry scandal, for @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
The Lie That Elite Colleges, and a Nation, Wanted to Believe
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I reviewed "Miracle Children," Katie Benner and Erica Green's book about the T.M. Landry scandal, for @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
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We needed this.
Kudos to @insidehighered.com for giving @bakerdphd.bsky.social a column. I couldn’t be more excited for what’s she’s choosing to do with it.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 PM
We needed this.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
A quick 🧵 about Thurgood Marshall, civil rights, and Trump’s recent argument that, “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a college or university.” (You can find more in chapter 8 of The State Must Provide)
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A quick 🧵 about Thurgood Marshall, civil rights, and Trump’s recent argument that, “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a college or university.” (You can find more in chapter 8 of The State Must Provide)
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
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I realize I haven't talked much about Is This America here! I've been working on it for the last several years. Excited for you all to read it. More soon, but for now:
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I realize I haven't talked much about Is This America here! I've been working on it for the last several years. Excited for you all to read it. More soon, but for now:
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It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
A vital new column at Inside Higher Ed called “Echoes in the Quad“ from @bakerdphd.bsky.social.
Her debut series is on what McCarthyism can teach us about today: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Her debut series is on what McCarthyism can teach us about today: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A vital new column at Inside Higher Ed called “Echoes in the Quad“ from @bakerdphd.bsky.social.
Her debut series is on what McCarthyism can teach us about today: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Her debut series is on what McCarthyism can teach us about today: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
"Manny Diaz Jr., a former Republican lawmaker and Florida education commissioner who had been serving as interim president since July, was announced as the sole finalist in November." 11-1 vote. Only the Faculty Senate representative to the board voted no.
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
Another Former Republican Lawmaker Snags a Permanent Presidency in Florida
Manny Diaz Jr., the newly appointed president of the University of West Florida, was named sole finalist in November after serving as the interim.
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"Manny Diaz Jr., a former Republican lawmaker and Florida education commissioner who had been serving as interim president since July, was announced as the sole finalist in November." 11-1 vote. Only the Faculty Senate representative to the board voted no.
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
One of the last actions of the first Trump administration was to release a report that claimed, “The civil rights movement was almost immediately turned to programs that ran counter to the lofty ideals of the founders.”
When asked whether protections that began in the 1960s, spurred by the passage of the Civil Rights Act, had resulted in discrimination against white men, Mr. Trump said he believed “a lot of people were very badly treated.” @nytimes.com
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
One of the last actions of the first Trump administration was to release a report that claimed, “The civil rights movement was almost immediately turned to programs that ran counter to the lofty ideals of the founders.”
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress