Ted McCormick
@tedmccormick.bsky.social
Historian of scientific, economic and colonial projects in early modern Britain, Ireland, and the Atlantic; books http://bit.ly/3HYwNiA & http://bit.ly/3rKdAvt; http://memoriousblog.com; views mine; he/him. Montrealer in Philly, except when I’m in Montreal
Li Qingzhao (1084-1151), trans. Wendy Chen
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Li Qingzhao (1084-1151), trans. Wendy Chen
Canada in one news day
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Canada in one news day
I am somehow both still trying to get my head around “Hitler would have applied his policies to himself, if he had seen MY findings” and convinced that in less bizarre forms it’s pretty common. Assume there is no overriding interest, no ideology, and everyone is available to your reasoning. Debate!
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I am somehow both still trying to get my head around “Hitler would have applied his policies to himself, if he had seen MY findings” and convinced that in less bizarre forms it’s pretty common. Assume there is no overriding interest, no ideology, and everyone is available to your reasoning. Debate!
this definitely would have happened, and being assured of that shows the importance of this work
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
this definitely would have happened, and being assured of that shows the importance of this work
Dear NACBS-bound friends:
It is my sad duty to inform you, etc, etc
It is my sad duty to inform you, etc, etc
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Dear NACBS-bound friends:
It is my sad duty to inform you, etc, etc
It is my sad duty to inform you, etc, etc
Who will speak for the merely oppression-curious
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Who will speak for the merely oppression-curious
The premiere of Ontario
October 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The premiere of Ontario
Enlightenment Later
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Enlightenment Later
Who is brave enough to praise the new boss?, asks The Atlantic.
I am, The Atlantic answers
I am, The Atlantic answers
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Who is brave enough to praise the new boss?, asks The Atlantic.
I am, The Atlantic answers
I am, The Atlantic answers
Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
Appendix 1: on gun analogies
Nobody ever asked me to teach gun safety in history class. The reasons are so obvious they don't need stating and have nothing to do with whether gun safety matters.
But I am being asked (not politely) to spend history class helping people to learn how to use Al.
Nobody ever asked me to teach gun safety in history class. The reasons are so obvious they don't need stating and have nothing to do with whether gun safety matters.
But I am being asked (not politely) to spend history class helping people to learn how to use Al.
October 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Appendix 1: on gun analogies
Nobody ever asked me to teach gun safety in history class. The reasons are so obvious they don't need stating and have nothing to do with whether gun safety matters.
But I am being asked (not politely) to spend history class helping people to learn how to use Al.
Nobody ever asked me to teach gun safety in history class. The reasons are so obvious they don't need stating and have nothing to do with whether gun safety matters.
But I am being asked (not politely) to spend history class helping people to learn how to use Al.
Can’t resist adding this, which has been the not-so-secret recipe of mainstream (North) American punditry for at least as long as I’ve been able to read
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can’t resist adding this, which has been the not-so-secret recipe of mainstream (North) American punditry for at least as long as I’ve been able to read
Much good stuff in here but this is the heart of it
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Much good stuff in here but this is the heart of it
We agree on one thing
October 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We agree on one thing
It’s funny because it’s true
October 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s funny because it’s true
Dean Cain did it first
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Dean Cain did it first
this is the energy
September 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
this is the energy
weird to think this character was the future of mainline conservative thought
September 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
weird to think this character was the future of mainline conservative thought
Why publish an article declaring definitively what Kirk died for before knowing why the shooter acted, only to then say you would have written it differently *if you’d actually known*?
September 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Why publish an article declaring definitively what Kirk died for before knowing why the shooter acted, only to then say you would have written it differently *if you’d actually known*?
That you prate about his commitment to free speech on campus without so much as mentioning his pet project, a watchlist targeting professors who said things he disliked, privately or publicly, for harassment, tells me all I need to know about how seriously you take these principles. Milton, my ass.
September 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
That you prate about his commitment to free speech on campus without so much as mentioning his pet project, a watchlist targeting professors who said things he disliked, privately or publicly, for harassment, tells me all I need to know about how seriously you take these principles. Milton, my ass.
