Andrew Wehrman
@profwehrman.bsky.social
History professor at CMU and author of "The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution" Vaccination is patriotic.
New book project(!) tentatively titled: Afterlife and Liberty: New York City’s Doctors’ Riot of 1788
New book project(!) tentatively titled: Afterlife and Liberty: New York City’s Doctors’ Riot of 1788
Why did you do this to me? To us?
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Why did you do this to me? To us?
And you’ve got Benjamin Church in there too
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 PM
And you’ve got Benjamin Church in there too
Gadsden himself was also one of South Carolina's largest enslavers and slave traders. He was also one of the earliest to call for independence from Britain, but he didn't want independence from all government as those who wave his flag seem to think.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Gadsden himself was also one of South Carolina's largest enslavers and slave traders. He was also one of the earliest to call for independence from Britain, but he didn't want independence from all government as those who wave his flag seem to think.
Here's an example of a report from the commission that Gadsden was a part of from 1760. The law required that Gadsden’s committee report all smallpox cases, quarantine them, and keep the public updated on their condition. Gadsden was opposed to arbitrary, lawless government not all government.
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Here's an example of a report from the commission that Gadsden was a part of from 1760. The law required that Gadsden’s committee report all smallpox cases, quarantine them, and keep the public updated on their condition. Gadsden was opposed to arbitrary, lawless government not all government.
Can’t argue there, but the 2006 Bears were really fun. I had Lovie Smith’s son in my class at Northwestern that semester. He asked for extension on a paper, because he was going to the Super Bowl. But just before the game started, he emailed me his paper on time anyway.
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Can’t argue there, but the 2006 Bears were really fun. I had Lovie Smith’s son in my class at Northwestern that semester. He asked for extension on a paper, because he was going to the Super Bowl. But just before the game started, he emailed me his paper on time anyway.
So glad you’re ok, and happy that we’re out there doing the right thing.
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
So glad you’re ok, and happy that we’re out there doing the right thing.