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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · 5d

and it could give you an excuse to re-watch the film, which is always worth doing!

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · 5d

Jean Kerr's PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES maybe?

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 7d

This, from @sivav.bsky.social, is the mic drop reply to the “Compact” you have been waiting for. It won’t, but it should really just end the discussion and deliberations straight up. newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · 10d

translation: "somebody please burn a flag so we can get video of that"

Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · 10d

Perhaps this garbage first-half performance by the #texaslonghorns is karmic payback for the university enthusiastically signing on to the Trump extortion "compact."

Complicating that analysis is the fact that the team embarrassing them is Florida, flagship of another MAGAfied system.

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 12d

"It’s not possible to read a biography of William F. Buckley today except through the lens of Trump and MAGA." Greg Barnhisel writes in his review of Sam Tanenhaus’s "Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/did-the-buck-stop-with-buckley/

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · 12d

Was William F Buckley responsible for Trump and Trumpism? In my latest piece for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social , I argue that despite the men’s dramatic differences in self-presentation, Buckley might be seen as Trump’a patrician precursor.

Did the Buck Stop with Buckley? | Los Angeles Review of Books

William F. Buckley’s patrician trappings didn’t keep him away from the mud, writes Greg Barnhisel in his review of Sam Tanenhaus’s biography of the conservative intellectual.

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jul 24

I had a great conversation with Daniel Oppenheimer about @uchicagopress.bsky.social book CODE NAME PURITAN: NORMAN HOLMES PEARSON AT THE NEXUS OF POETRY, ESPIONAGE, AND AMERICAN POWER for his “Eminent Americans” podcast. Listen here! danieloppenheimer.substack.com/p/mr-blue-bl...

Mr. Blue Blood and His Marvelous Adventure

Norman Holmes Pearson and the apotheosis and decline of the old American elite

danieloppenheimer.substack.com

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Clean, low mileage!

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jul 8

The BOOK HISTORY editors are here in Rochester at the @sharpweb.org conference and ready to answer your questions or help you with any issues you might have missed! #bookhistory #sharp2025

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jun 19

Wonderful and thought-provoking keynote by Simone Murray at the “(Dis)Trusting the Institutions of Literature” conference in Dublin.

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · May 16

Project MUSE - Book History-Volume 28, Issue 1, Spring 2025

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · May 16

It’s springtime in New York and the new BOOK HISTORY is out! Featuring contributions by @whitneytrettien.bsky.social @juandmurillos.bsky.social @borna-i.bsky.social and others, this issue of @sharpweb.org ‘s official scholarly journal is 🔥📚! Link in the comments

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · May 10

It’s not you, it’s, you know… [waves hands around]

Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · May 9

NYC folks! I'll be talking about my @uchicagopress.bsky.social book CODE NAME PURITAN: NORMAN HOLMES PEARSON AT THE NEXUS OF POETRY, ESPIONAGE, AND AMERICAN POWER at the venerable Grolier Club on Tuesday May 13, 6:30pm. Register (for free) at this Eventbrite link. www.eventbrite.com/e/code-name-...

Code Name Puritan: A Grolierite Spy

Prof. Barnhisel will explore Norman H. Pearson’s career as a literary fixer, secret agent, cultural diplomat, and academic bureaucrat.

www.eventbrite.com

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · May 9

When @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social assigned me to review @vincebeiser.bsky.social POWER METAL, the President of the United States wasn't yet extorting other nations for their rare earths. But hey, here we are! At least it makes the book more timely.... lareviewofbooks.org/article/clea...

Clean Energy, Dirt on Our Hands | Los Angeles Review of Books

Greg Barnhisel reviews “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future” by Vince Beiser.

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · May 8

"Vince Beiser lays out the environmental destructiveness of what he calls the 'Electro-Digital Age' in his buzzkill of a new book," Greg Barnhisel writes in his review of "Power Metals: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." lareviewofbooks.org/article/clea...

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Apr 12

love the Egg!

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Apr 4

My time on two NEH fellowship review panels impressed and inspired me with the quality of the proposals and the care and seriousness the panelists took in evaluating them. All of this gone, and grantees informed with a tone composed of equal parts glib dismissiveness and sneering patronization.

Robin E. Field @robinfield.bsky.social · Apr 4

The longest Zoom meeting I ever participated in (Summer 2023) was an NEH review panel. 5.5 hours, one 15-minute break. The fifteen of us all spent weeks preparing. All of the contenders were fantastic. D0Gee could never compete.

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · Apr 4

If you’ve ever sat on an NEH review panel (as many of us have), you know how difficult it is to win a grant. It’s an incredibly exacting process, with way too many excellent projects competing for funding. Awardees are scrutinized from every direction, with more rigor than DOGE can even imagine.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Apr 4

From what I can tell NEH has unilaterally and immediately canceled all its grants to state humanities councils and last night placed most or all the NEH's staff on leave. They're on leave but must remain available by phone to answer questions from the people dismantling the NEH.

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · Apr 2

A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.

2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you!!! A sale in Cambridge is worth like 2.5 sales anywhere else! (Except on the royalties sheet…)

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jan 16

I reviewed @elysegraham.bsky.social ‘s very entertaining BOOK AND DAGGER for the New Republic this morning. newrepublic.com/article/1889...

When America’s Top Spies Were Academics and Librarians

How scholars achieved some of the most consequential intelligence victories of the twentieth century

newrepublic.com

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Greg Barnhisel @gbarnhisel.bsky.social · Jan 16

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Code Name Puritan

An insightful biography of an unassuming literary scholar—and spy—who transformed postwar American culture. Although his impact on twentieth-century American cultural life was profound, few people kno...

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