Ethan Healey
@ethanhealey.com
Historian of Early American New England. History Teacher. Constant Reader. Horror Enthusiast. Tolkien aficionado. New England native. Future ghost. TIME’s 2006 Person of the Year.
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Grateful to be added to this thread of excellent scholars.
So amidst every damn thing, here, still & proudly, is my 258th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, please share widely, & solidarity as la lucha continua, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 258 (1/11/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
I’m not gonna lie, there are times when compiling & sharing threads of public scholarship feels like an entirely inadequate task. & of course it’s far from the only way to resist & fight right now (or...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Grateful to be added to this thread of excellent scholars.
Reposted by Ethan Healey
So amidst every damn thing, here, still & proudly, is my 258th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, please share widely, & solidarity as la lucha continua, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 258 (1/11/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
I’m not gonna lie, there are times when compiling & sharing threads of public scholarship feels like an entirely inadequate task. & of course it’s far from the only way to resist & fight right now (or...
blackwhiteandread.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
So amidst every damn thing, here, still & proudly, is my 258th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, please share widely, & solidarity as la lucha continua, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
We need to impeach the whole damn administration.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
We need to impeach the whole damn administration.
This is a masterful article from my friend, @civicspod.bsky.social.
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Celebrating America's Birthday In Interesting Times
How The Centennial Exhibition Can Prepare Us for America's 250th.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is a masterful article from my friend, @civicspod.bsky.social.
civicsandcoffee.substack.com/p/celebratin...
civicsandcoffee.substack.com/p/celebratin...
I wrote a review for @lmchervinsky.bsky.social’s recent book. I have tremendous passion for the Adams family and am grateful this review was accepted. My journey as an academic and historian continues. I hope this review does her work justice.
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John Adams and the Making of the Presidency - Commonplace
In Making the Presidency, she shows how Adams made decisions when no structure or precedent offered guidance.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I wrote a review for @lmchervinsky.bsky.social’s recent book. I have tremendous passion for the Adams family and am grateful this review was accepted. My journey as an academic and historian continues. I hope this review does her work justice.
commonplace.online/article/john...
commonplace.online/article/john...
I’m so excited to get my 5¢.
More out of touch rhetoric coming out of the White House.
My health insurance premium just went up over $1000 per month. A one time refund of $1K-$2K is not “gignatic”.
My health insurance premium just went up over $1000 per month. A one time refund of $1K-$2K is not “gignatic”.
December 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m so excited to get my 5¢.
It is a wild thing, especially because my students and I were just there.
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It is a wild thing, especially because my students and I were just there.
🤯
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My favorite books that I read in 2025.
December 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My favorite books that I read in 2025.
This is just the beginning.
Mamdani will be sworn in at a New Year’s Day City Hall ceremony, with AOC introducing him—
“For the many New Yorkers who have long felt betrayed by a broken status quo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies a new kind of politics that puts working people at the heart of it” —Mamdani
“For the many New Yorkers who have long felt betrayed by a broken status quo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies a new kind of politics that puts working people at the heart of it” —Mamdani
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is just the beginning.
*Maybe* my favorite film of the year. So much fun.
December 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
*Maybe* my favorite film of the year. So much fun.
I was told that this essay did not interest the general public, so I published it myself. Let me know your thoughts as a lot of heart and research went into it.
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Mothers of the Early Republic
Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Republican Motherhood
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December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I was told that this essay did not interest the general public, so I published it myself. Let me know your thoughts as a lot of heart and research went into it.
www.ethanhealey.com/p/mothers-of...
www.ethanhealey.com/p/mothers-of...
I’m so grateful to have a new short story published. This one is a bit better than the last one and it was a lot of fun to write.
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The Collector by Ethan P. Healey – Freedom Fiction Journal
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December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’m so grateful to have a new short story published. This one is a bit better than the last one and it was a lot of fun to write.
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www.freedomfiction.com/2025/12/the-...
Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise continues to haunt and is damn brilliant.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise continues to haunt and is damn brilliant.
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First Snow Bunt of the Autumn/ Winter, Cefn Sidan Beach. #birdingWales
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
First Snow Bunt of the Autumn/ Winter, Cefn Sidan Beach. #birdingWales
My new novella is available to purchase on Amazon. Please consider supporting me. The book makes a great Christmas gift!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My new novella is available to purchase on Amazon. Please consider supporting me. The book makes a great Christmas gift!
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I watched Ken Burns latest documentary and here are my thoughts.
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Ken Burns and the Meaning of the American Revolution
Reflections on Historical Memory and the Approach of the 250th Anniversary
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November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I watched Ken Burns latest documentary and here are my thoughts.
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This elitist bullshit has to go. I’m so disappointed in my state.
I asked @shaheen.senate.gov a very simple question: why did you vote for it?
Her response was to ask what I've done to protect healthcare.
When I get elected, I'll show you how it's done.
We need universal healthcare and I'll do everything in my power to fight for it.
#NHPolitics #Politics #Congress
Her response was to ask what I've done to protect healthcare.
When I get elected, I'll show you how it's done.
We need universal healthcare and I'll do everything in my power to fight for it.
#NHPolitics #Politics #Congress
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This elitist bullshit has to go. I’m so disappointed in my state.
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Wow. There’s that flash of entitlement and elitism we all know and love from these people who need to be removed from power.
I asked @shaheen.senate.gov a very simple question: why did you vote for it?
Her response was to ask what I've done to protect healthcare.
When I get elected, I'll show you how it's done.
We need universal healthcare and I'll do everything in my power to fight for it.
#NHPolitics #Politics #Congress
Her response was to ask what I've done to protect healthcare.
When I get elected, I'll show you how it's done.
We need universal healthcare and I'll do everything in my power to fight for it.
#NHPolitics #Politics #Congress
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Wow. There’s that flash of entitlement and elitism we all know and love from these people who need to be removed from power.
I wrote an article about how Lincoln’s depression helped fueled his greatness, along with a review of the book that sparked my love for history.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Quiet Burden
A Review of Joshua Wolf Shenk’s "Lincoln’s Melancholy"
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November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I wrote an article about how Lincoln’s depression helped fueled his greatness, along with a review of the book that sparked my love for history.
www.ethanhealey.com/p/abraham-li...
www.ethanhealey.com/p/abraham-li...