Britt P. Tevis
@britttevis.bsky.social
Historian of US law, American Jewry, and antisemitism. JD/PhD, #T1D.
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300282542/sanctioned-bigotry/
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300282542/sanctioned-bigotry/
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
I think having a swastika tattoo should disqualify you from a government job actually
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I think having a swastika tattoo should disqualify you from a government job actually
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
If these numbers turn out to be true, it's a sign that the rabbinic mobilization against Mamdani had a real effect.
At the same time, this means a higher percentage of NYC Jews voted for Mamdani than Jews nationwide voted for Trump, and pro-Trump Jews are treated like a major constituency.
At the same time, this means a higher percentage of NYC Jews voted for Mamdani than Jews nationwide voted for Trump, and pro-Trump Jews are treated like a major constituency.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If these numbers turn out to be true, it's a sign that the rabbinic mobilization against Mamdani had a real effect.
At the same time, this means a higher percentage of NYC Jews voted for Mamdani than Jews nationwide voted for Trump, and pro-Trump Jews are treated like a major constituency.
At the same time, this means a higher percentage of NYC Jews voted for Mamdani than Jews nationwide voted for Trump, and pro-Trump Jews are treated like a major constituency.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
Elon Musk’s new competitor to Wikipedia says apartheid wasn’t that bad, cites the Kremlin, and gives legitimacy to “white-genocide theory.” @matteowong.bsky.social on how Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his image:
What Elon Musk’s Version of Wikipedia Thinks About Hitler, Putin, and Apartheid
The next step in Musk’s propaganda machine
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Elon Musk’s new competitor to Wikipedia says apartheid wasn’t that bad, cites the Kremlin, and gives legitimacy to “white-genocide theory.” @matteowong.bsky.social on how Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his image:
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
I wrote this a year ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I wrote this a year ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
I wrote this a little over a month ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I wrote this a little over a month ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
If only someone had written a book warning about this…
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If only someone had written a book warning about this…
Headline fits my theory that everyone secretly wants to be a historian.
Banana Republic has an “archive” collection. Sydney Sweeney has worn an "archival" Versace dress.
Why is everything in fashion “archival” all of a sudden?
Why is everything in fashion “archival” all of a sudden?
The Word Everyone in Fashion Can’t Stop Using
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Headline fits my theory that everyone secretly wants to be a historian.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
From The New Yorker
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
From The New Yorker
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
May the United States be inscribed for a good year in the book of life.
A year of empathy and community.
A year of peace.
A year of empathy and community.
A year of peace.
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
May the United States be inscribed for a good year in the book of life.
A year of empathy and community.
A year of peace.
A year of empathy and community.
A year of peace.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
JD Vance appropriating the term "blood libel" to describe legitimate criticism of ICE agents is one of the most antisemitic things I have heard in US politics in the past few weeks. Yet this administration has somehow managed to convince a lot of people it actually cares about fighting antisemitism.
JD Vance is now using the term "blood libel" to describe criticism of ICE, saying, "The Democrats and the media — because they so hate the idea of a real border — are engaging in a kind of blood libel against ICE agents."
Somewhere, our ancestors wept.
Somewhere, our ancestors wept.
September 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
JD Vance appropriating the term "blood libel" to describe legitimate criticism of ICE agents is one of the most antisemitic things I have heard in US politics in the past few weeks. Yet this administration has somehow managed to convince a lot of people it actually cares about fighting antisemitism.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
teach more history in law schools
September 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
teach more history in law schools
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy
Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
n.pr
September 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy
Americans' historical illiteracy on full display today. 🤦🏻♀️
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Americans' historical illiteracy on full display today. 🤦🏻♀️
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
anyone offering up hagiographies of kirk is a poltroon of the first water. mouthing pieties about that hatemonger is just absolutely vile
September 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
anyone offering up hagiographies of kirk is a poltroon of the first water. mouthing pieties about that hatemonger is just absolutely vile
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
September 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.
August 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.
Reposted by Britt P. Tevis
