The Great American Book Club
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Defining the American Dream one page at a time 💙 📚
1984 coming soon.
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1984 coming soon.
#booksky
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"Its destruction joyous, its erection ritual, its worship sedative, and its bounty orgasmic, the terror the tree inflicts upon the human spirit is total."
The Tyranny of the Christmas Tree
How the holiday’s most sacred symbol became a site of worship, submission, and reward.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"Its destruction joyous, its erection ritual, its worship sedative, and its bounty orgasmic, the terror the tree inflicts upon the human spirit is total."
"Its destruction joyous, its erection ritual, its worship sedative, and its bounty orgasmic, the terror the tree inflicts upon the human spirit is total."
The Tyranny of the Christmas Tree
How the holiday’s most sacred symbol became a site of worship, submission, and reward.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"Its destruction joyous, its erection ritual, its worship sedative, and its bounty orgasmic, the terror the tree inflicts upon the human spirit is total."
Incredible, incisive work by my colleague Professor Crumb. Something to think about before you sit down at the table today #thanksgiving
The Days of Gluttony
Thanksgiving ushers in the Christmas season with both parade and feast—and with it, the slow destruction of the human soul.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Incredible, incisive work by my colleague Professor Crumb. Something to think about before you sit down at the table today #thanksgiving
Incredible, incisive work by my colleague Professor Crumb. Something to think about before you sit down at the dinner table tomorrow #thanksgiving
The Days of Gluttony
Thanksgiving ushers in the Christmas season with both parade and feast—and with it, the slow destruction of the human soul.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Incredible, incisive work by my colleague Professor Crumb. Something to think about before you sit down at the dinner table tomorrow #thanksgiving
A heritage of economic migration and seeking better lives for your children
The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A heritage of economic migration and seeking better lives for your children
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The Grapes of Wrath. Slaughterhouse-Five. Brave New World. Huckleberry Finn. These books are about freedom and agency but also human dignity. Tractors, bombs, pills, and political systems convince us the dispossession of others is okay and even inevitable. These authors remind us it's a choice 💙📚
July 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Grapes of Wrath. Slaughterhouse-Five. Brave New World. Huckleberry Finn. These books are about freedom and agency but also human dignity. Tractors, bombs, pills, and political systems convince us the dispossession of others is okay and even inevitable. These authors remind us it's a choice 💙📚
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If you want to understand more about automation and economic migration 💙📚 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Want to see what we're about? Start with The Grapes of Wrath 💙📚
The Grapes of Wrath: Discussion I
Chapters 1-6: An ex-con, a turtle, and some serious "eat-the-rich" energy
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June 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you want to understand more about automation and economic migration 💙📚 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Imagine belonging to a book club run by a billionaire 🤢 #booksky
The Great American Book Club | Substack
Defining the American Dream one page at a time. Click to read The Great American Book Club, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Imagine belonging to a book club run by a billionaire 🤢 #booksky
The Grapes of Wrath. Slaughterhouse-Five. Brave New World. Huckleberry Finn. These books are about freedom and agency but also human dignity. Tractors, bombs, pills, and political systems convince us the dispossession of others is okay and even inevitable. These authors remind us it's a choice 💙📚
July 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Grapes of Wrath. Slaughterhouse-Five. Brave New World. Huckleberry Finn. These books are about freedom and agency but also human dignity. Tractors, bombs, pills, and political systems convince us the dispossession of others is okay and even inevitable. These authors remind us it's a choice 💙📚
This 4th of July, join the most American book club in the game #booksky
The Great American Book Club | Substack
Defining the American Dream one page at a time. Click to read The Great American Book Club, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This 4th of July, join the most American book club in the game #booksky
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AOC: This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy. It strips away health care and basic dignity of the American people for what? To give Elon Musk a tax break.. We cannot stand for it. And we will not support it. You should be ashamed
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
AOC: This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy. It strips away health care and basic dignity of the American people for what? To give Elon Musk a tax break.. We cannot stand for it. And we will not support it. You should be ashamed
Wake up, America.
July 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Wake up, America.
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Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
This is the intentional destruction of public higher education by a far right authoritarian party at war with knowledge, science, research, evidence, & the citizenry. Incredibly sad & dangerous.
This is the intentional destruction of public higher education by a far right authoritarian party at war with knowledge, science, research, evidence, & the citizenry. Incredibly sad & dangerous.
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
www.ipm.org
June 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
This is the intentional destruction of public higher education by a far right authoritarian party at war with knowledge, science, research, evidence, & the citizenry. Incredibly sad & dangerous.
This is the intentional destruction of public higher education by a far right authoritarian party at war with knowledge, science, research, evidence, & the citizenry. Incredibly sad & dangerous.
We are a community but also a resource connecting the classics of our past to the present moment. Everybody can access complete notes on The Grapes of Wrath, Slaughterhouse-Five, Brave New World, and Huck Finn. We're just getting started.
#booksky
#booksky
The Great American Book Club | Substack
Defining the American Dream one page at a time. Click to read The Great American Book Club, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are a community but also a resource connecting the classics of our past to the present moment. Everybody can access complete notes on The Grapes of Wrath, Slaughterhouse-Five, Brave New World, and Huck Finn. We're just getting started.
#booksky
#booksky
Close reading is the antidote to the algorithm and the way out of this whole mess
You can now read most of the introduction (co-written by me and @johannawinant.bsky.social) to CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, out in October from Princeton UP press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century
A user’s guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises
press.princeton.edu
June 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Close reading is the antidote to the algorithm and the way out of this whole mess
Read. Resist.
The Great American Book Club | Substack
Defining the American Dream one page at a time. Click to read The Great American Book Club, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Read. Resist.
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If you want to understand more about Tik Tok, Draftkings, OnlyFans, Blue Dream... 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
June 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you want to understand more about Tik Tok, Draftkings, OnlyFans, Blue Dream... 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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If you want to understand more about the bombs we're dropping 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
June 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you want to understand more about the bombs we're dropping 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
No better time to some reading and thinking than Sunday morning ☕️ #booksky
Huckleberry Finn: Discussion II
Chapters 6-10: Escape, outrage, and the spectrum of freedom
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June 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
No better time to some reading and thinking than Sunday morning ☕️ #booksky
If you want to understand more about Tik Tok, Draftkings, OnlyFans, Blue Dream... 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
June 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you want to understand more about Tik Tok, Draftkings, OnlyFans, Blue Dream... 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
If you want to understand more about the bombs we're dropping 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
June 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you want to understand more about the bombs we're dropping 💙📚👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
If you want to understand more about automation and economic migration 💙📚 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Want to see what we're about? Start with The Grapes of Wrath 💙📚
The Grapes of Wrath: Discussion I
Chapters 1-6: An ex-con, a turtle, and some serious "eat-the-rich" energy
open.substack.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you want to understand more about automation and economic migration 💙📚 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
The Great American Book Club is a literary resource unlike any other on the internet, dedicated to examining contemporary American identity and meaning through our most cherished stories. Reject the algorithm, join the movement.
#booksky #closereading
#booksky #closereading
The Great American Book Club | Substack
Defining the American Dream one page at a time. Click to read The Great American Book Club, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
open.substack.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Great American Book Club is a literary resource unlike any other on the internet, dedicated to examining contemporary American identity and meaning through our most cherished stories. Reject the algorithm, join the movement.
#booksky #closereading
#booksky #closereading
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Guys we're live with 4500 words on chapters 6-10 of Huck Finn. Join the movement #booksky #closereading
Huckleberry Finn: Discussion II
Chapters 6-10: Escape, outrage, and the spectrum of freedom
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Guys we're live with 4500 words on chapters 6-10 of Huck Finn. Join the movement #booksky #closereading