NK Finney
@nathankfinney.com
Servant of the Republic | Fellow, Duke Program on American Grand Strategy, @AtlanticCouncil.bsky.social, & the Pacific Forum | Ed., @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social | Pres, @milwritersguild.bsky.social | Historian of WWI (book @cornellupress.bsky.social)
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NK Finney
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· Oct 5
Orchestrating Power by Nathan K. Finney | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Orchestrating Power explores how the expansion of the American state for the First World War reshaped the nature of governance. This wartime state expansion is examined through the creation, structure...
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Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War” has an official publication date of December 15, 2025!
Please pre-order a copy (40% discount: 09FORTY) & consider asking your local or university library to order a copy!
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Please pre-order a copy (40% discount: 09FORTY) & consider asking your local or university library to order a copy!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Happy #GivingTuesday! Please consider giving to @milwritersguild.bsky.social - a great organization supporting military, veteran, and civilian writers focused on military affairs!
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December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I could not be more excited for the next chapter of @milwritersguild.bsky.social! Tomorrow, Ajit Maan & Pauline Shanks Kaurin officially take over. I can't think of two better people to serve the community! Please consider supporting our #GivingTuesday campaign!
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November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I could not be more excited for the next chapter of @milwritersguild.bsky.social! Tomorrow, Ajit Maan & Pauline Shanks Kaurin officially take over. I can't think of two better people to serve the community! Please consider supporting our #GivingTuesday campaign!
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“Gratitude turns what we have into enough”…and the kindness of time & attention from others turns poor words into passable ones.
In this season of thankfulness, I am grateful to the family, friends, peers, & mentors that helped this book get published!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
In this season of thankfulness, I am grateful to the family, friends, peers, & mentors that helped this book get published!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough”…and the kindness of time & attention from others turns poor words into passable ones.
In this season of thankfulness, I am grateful to the family, friends, peers, & mentors that helped this book get published!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
In this season of thankfulness, I am grateful to the family, friends, peers, & mentors that helped this book get published!
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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My family came to the U.S. before the Immigration Act of 1924 banned Japanese and cut Eastern European immigrants.
Since then, our family fought for our country in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
We are the land of the free and the home of the brave because of those who became Americans.
Since then, our family fought for our country in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
We are the land of the free and the home of the brave because of those who became Americans.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My family came to the U.S. before the Immigration Act of 1924 banned Japanese and cut Eastern European immigrants.
Since then, our family fought for our country in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
We are the land of the free and the home of the brave because of those who became Americans.
Since then, our family fought for our country in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
We are the land of the free and the home of the brave because of those who became Americans.
As we sprint to #GivingTuesday, I kindly request your support for the @milwritersguild.bsky.social. This great organization supports a dynamic community of military, veteran, and civilian writers focused on human experiences in war, peace, and after service.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As we sprint to #GivingTuesday, I kindly request your support for the @milwritersguild.bsky.social. This great organization supports a dynamic community of military, veteran, and civilian writers focused on human experiences in war, peace, and after service.
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
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Check out new submitted member works!
Ft. @nathankfinney.com and @mountainrunner.us .
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Ft. @nathankfinney.com and @mountainrunner.us .
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Submitted Member Works
Part XVIII, 28 November 2025
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November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Check out new submitted member works!
Ft. @nathankfinney.com and @mountainrunner.us .
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Ft. @nathankfinney.com and @mountainrunner.us .
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18 days to official publication of this bad boy. Tells the story of how America used every tool it had to mobilize to fight the First World War…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
18 days to official publication of this bad boy. Tells the story of how America used every tool it had to mobilize to fight the First World War…
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Such a good book. 10/10
24) Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor. Definitely a case to be made for this being one of the best novels of the year, following a talented writer who overcomes extreme misfortune to change the world.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Such a good book. 10/10
Thankful for too many things to post…but the top two are an amazing partner and wonderful daughters, and being able to be home for this holiday.
(pic of today’s amazing Thanksgiving dinner, and a pic with amazing teammates in Kabul in 2010)
(pic of today’s amazing Thanksgiving dinner, and a pic with amazing teammates in Kabul in 2010)
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Thankful for too many things to post…but the top two are an amazing partner and wonderful daughters, and being able to be home for this holiday.
(pic of today’s amazing Thanksgiving dinner, and a pic with amazing teammates in Kabul in 2010)
(pic of today’s amazing Thanksgiving dinner, and a pic with amazing teammates in Kabul in 2010)
Really excited my entry in the international encyclopedia on the First World War was published today! Thanks to Mark Grotelueschen and Lon Strauss for helping get it to meet their high standards!
encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coun...
encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coun...
Council of National Defense / 1.0 / encyclopedic - 1914-1918-Online (WW1) Encyclopedia
The Council of Defense System coordinated U.S. mobilization during the First World War through federal, state, and local councils. Led by the Council of National Defense in Washington, D.C., this asso...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Really excited my entry in the international encyclopedia on the First World War was published today! Thanks to Mark Grotelueschen and Lon Strauss for helping get it to meet their high standards!
encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coun...
encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coun...
Excited to dig into this great book by “Camp Clausewitz” @smh-historians.bsky.social summer seminar friend, @bclelandgt.bsky.social!
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Excited to dig into this great book by “Camp Clausewitz” @smh-historians.bsky.social summer seminar friend, @bclelandgt.bsky.social!
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Calling all contingent historians and their editors--if you haven't submitted for this year's lists, why not? Seriously, these are our most highly read pieces of the year. They are a great way to get your scholarship in front of people and SELL YOUR BOOKS.
Thank you to @erinbartram.bsky.social for the idea as a public scholarly companion to Contingent's end of year list of publications from non-tenure track historians.
Submissions for @contingent-mag.bsky.social are due by November 29th if you haven't submitted yet!
Submissions for @contingent-mag.bsky.social are due by November 29th if you haven't submitted yet!
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Calling all contingent historians and their editors--if you haven't submitted for this year's lists, why not? Seriously, these are our most highly read pieces of the year. They are a great way to get your scholarship in front of people and SELL YOUR BOOKS.
Was lucky to pop up to @dukesanford.bsky.social this past week to join a friend as he completed a great power immersive game as a part of a course on international relations. If I do end up teaching one day, I’ll definitely be including gaming…it was a blast & the students obviously learned a ton!
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Was lucky to pop up to @dukesanford.bsky.social this past week to join a friend as he completed a great power immersive game as a part of a course on international relations. If I do end up teaching one day, I’ll definitely be including gaming…it was a blast & the students obviously learned a ton!
My copies of “Orchestrating Power” finally arrived!
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
(CODE: 09WINTER)
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
(CODE: 09WINTER)
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My copies of “Orchestrating Power” finally arrived!
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
(CODE: 09WINTER)
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
(CODE: 09WINTER)
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A reminder that writing books is hard, and if you find it difficult, it’s not because you’re bad at it, it’s because it’s hard.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A reminder that writing books is hard, and if you find it difficult, it’s not because you’re bad at it, it’s because it’s hard.
Yet more evidence I married the best person in the world. I came home after a very long day to my book arriving at the house…and more importantly, a wonderful cake and note. So blessed to have such a considerate and loving partner in my life (see more in my book’s acknowledgements and dedication)!
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yet more evidence I married the best person in the world. I came home after a very long day to my book arriving at the house…and more importantly, a wonderful cake and note. So blessed to have such a considerate and loving partner in my life (see more in my book’s acknowledgements and dedication)!
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The algorithm brought me Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” on my drive to work, and I am wondering what other songs celebrate female competence (“she’s touring the facility / and picking up slack”, “she uses a machete / to cut through red tape” etc) from a masculine POV. They must be out there, no?
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The algorithm brought me Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” on my drive to work, and I am wondering what other songs celebrate female competence (“she’s touring the facility / and picking up slack”, “she uses a machete / to cut through red tape” etc) from a masculine POV. They must be out there, no?
30 days to publication day! Order now (scan the QR and use the code for a discount).
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November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
30 days to publication day! Order now (scan the QR and use the code for a discount).
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Two of my favorite quotes from my time in Key West:
- Managing a revolution is like plowing the sea (attributed to Simón Bolívar)
- Key West: closer to Cuba than a Walmart.
- Managing a revolution is like plowing the sea (attributed to Simón Bolívar)
- Key West: closer to Cuba than a Walmart.
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Two of my favorite quotes from my time in Key West:
- Managing a revolution is like plowing the sea (attributed to Simón Bolívar)
- Key West: closer to Cuba than a Walmart.
- Managing a revolution is like plowing the sea (attributed to Simón Bolívar)
- Key West: closer to Cuba than a Walmart.
Great & productive trip to Miami (US Southern Command) & Key West (Joint Interagency Task Force-South). I’ve filled the bingo card on regional mission areas (Middle East as a junior officer; Europe, Africa, & Indo-Pacific as a mid-grade officer; & now Western Hemisphere as a senior officer)…
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great & productive trip to Miami (US Southern Command) & Key West (Joint Interagency Task Force-South). I’ve filled the bingo card on regional mission areas (Middle East as a junior officer; Europe, Africa, & Indo-Pacific as a mid-grade officer; & now Western Hemisphere as a senior officer)…
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Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford has spent years uncovering the real infrastructure of artificial intelligence. She is not interested in the glossy fantasy of machine minds. She studies the physical world behind them. Her research moves through mines, deserts, server halls, supply chains, and borders.…
Kate Crawford has spent years uncovering the real infrastructure of artificial intelligence. She is not interested in the glossy fantasy of machine minds. She studies the physical world behind them. Her research moves through mines, deserts, server halls, supply chains, and borders.…
Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford has spent years uncovering the real infrastructure of artificial intelligence. She is not interested in the glossy fantasy of machine minds. She studies the physical world behind them. Her research moves through mines, deserts, server halls, supply chains, and borders. She investigates the industries that dig, smelt, ship, refine, and assemble the materials that make computation possible. Born in Australia and now based in the United States, she has worked inside major research labs, universities, and museums, and her writing and art have reshaped how people understand the cost of modern technology.
explorers.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford has spent years uncovering the real infrastructure of artificial intelligence. She is not interested in the glossy fantasy of machine minds. She studies the physical world behind them. Her research moves through mines, deserts, server halls, supply chains, and borders.…
Kate Crawford has spent years uncovering the real infrastructure of artificial intelligence. She is not interested in the glossy fantasy of machine minds. She studies the physical world behind them. Her research moves through mines, deserts, server halls, supply chains, and borders.…
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“For cadets, earnest participation in these discussions does more than just prove that they did the reading.”
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
What's the Point?
Reflections on a year spent teaching history at the United States Military Academy
contingentmagazine.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“For cadets, earnest participation in these discussions does more than just prove that they did the reading.”
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hard copies of "Orchestrating Power" are in the wild! I hear those that pre-ordered should be getting them soon. You only have a month left to pre-order and get your copies before the official release date: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hard copies of "Orchestrating Power" are in the wild! I hear those that pre-ordered should be getting them soon. You only have a month left to pre-order and get your copies before the official release date: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...