David A. Bell
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Why the idea of “vaccine choice” is based on a dangerous misconception of what parents can control (by my better half):
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Essay | Why Vaccines Work Best When We’re Young
Parents concerned about vaccinating their babies deserve to know why doctors recommend it.
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by David A. Bell — Reposted by Fabián Muniesa
by David A. Bell — Reposted by Fabián Muniesa
A new piece of mine in the Chronicle. Yes, it's stating the obvious. Sadly, the obvious needs to be stated.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-... (also available on my Substack w/out paywall: davidabell.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...).
www.chronicle.com/article/the-... (also available on my Substack w/out paywall: davidabell.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...).
Opinion | The Myth of Faculty Indoctrination
Charlie Kirk’s killing has reignited a right-wing canard.
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The Myth of Faculty "Indoctrination"
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The Myth of Faculty "Indoctrination"
Of all the foolish things posted online by prominent people last week, perhaps the most foolish came from the veteran far-right journalist and agitator Dinesh D’Souza.
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France will be in the headlines this week, with a no-confidence vote Monday and a national day of action (“Bloquons tout”) Wednesday. Here’s my take on why President Macron’s leadership led to this. And please consider subscribing to my free newsletter.
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Macron's Fatal Misreading of History
Next Monday, the French government is almost certain to fall, pushing France into a renewed political crisis.
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How Macron has been undone by his own self-serving reading of French history:
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Macron's Fatal Misreading of History
Next Monday, the French government is almost certain to fall, pushing France into a renewed political crisis.
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“A profoundly unpopular government is at war with its own people. It is corrupt, immoral, and taking Israel to a place of extremes, where there is might at the expense of morals; messianism at the expense of humanity and hope.” Extraordinary piece by @jo-ann.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com.
Reposted by David A. Bell
thank u to @itihaasnaama.bsky.social for recommending my new book The Future That Was alongside these amazing authors @kalramnath.bsky.social @abalasub.bsky.social 🥰💕 youtube.com/shorts/S99MW...
ये किताबें पढ़कर इतिहास के सारे बवाल समझ आ जाएंगे| Book Recommendations
YouTube video by The Lallantop
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We have another contender for Nuttiest Republican Office-Holder, and, folks, I think this one may be a winner.
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A cover letter plus a research statement, a teaching statement, a diversity statement and a writing sample? Talk about overkill. I have run a lot of faculty searches and can say from experience that you don’t need all this.
Pomona College - Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History):
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Pomona College - Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History) | MEMOs
Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History) - California, USA
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My newest piece for the @nytimes, on the similarities and differences between the AI revolution and the Enlightenment, and what the latter shows about the dangers of the former: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/o...
Opinion | A.I. Is Not a 21st-Century Enlightenment
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She is the close-minded one, of course. And simple-minded, as well.
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From @davidavrombell.bsky.social substack. There's a price not just Columbia, or Harvard, pays for buckling - all Americans do when illegal means of enforcement are by them legitimized
My take on Trump 2.0 at six months: neither fascism nor business-as-usual but government by extortion.
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Government by Extortion
Six months in, the contours of Trump 2.0 are coming into sharper relief.
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New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
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Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
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The ignorance shown by Vought here is breathtaking m, if not surprising.
"The universities have… in effect, declared war on millions of Americans." On the Manhattan Institute's appalling "Statement on Higher Education": davidabell.substack.com/p/derangement
Derangement
Twenty-two years ago, the conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer coined the term “Bush Derangement Syndrome” to describe what he saw as the left’s unthinking, hysterical hatred of President George...
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On "university derangement syndrome":
davidabell.substack.com/p/derangement
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Derangement
Twenty-two years ago, the conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer coined the term “Bush Derangement Syndrome” to describe what he saw as the left’s unthinking, hysterical hatred of President George...
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Jo Ann Mort gets it right on Mamdani and the Middle East.
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What should Jewish New Yorkers make of Zohran Mamdani? | Beth Miller and Jo-Ann Mort
Jo-Ann Mort and Beth Miller go head to head on Zohran Mamdani
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Belgian engineers have discovered a powerful, transformative technology for transportation over short distances. Revolutionary.
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Les Pieds
YouTube video by Bruxelles Mobilité - Brussel Mobiliteit
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The problem is it’s a lot more than $400m. They have billions more in federal funding frozen, and if they can’t get that back the university will collapse. They are really between a rock and a hard place.
Rank in order of importance:
* Trump bombing Iran
* Continuing horror in Gaza
* Gutting of US welfare state
* Destruction of American science
* Uncontrolled global warming
* Mamdani's college application
* Massively exploding federal deficits
* Massively expanding inequality
* Trump bombing Iran
* Continuing horror in Gaza
* Gutting of US welfare state
* Destruction of American science
* Uncontrolled global warming
* Mamdani's college application
* Massively exploding federal deficits
* Massively expanding inequality
BREAKING
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
