Clay Cooper
@tclaycooper.bsky.social
History Ph.D. Twitter refugee. History, culture, sports (Braves, Vols, Titans, Falcons, F1, WRC), politics if I feel like staring into the void
Does this subtract one from the number of imaginary wars he’s ended?
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Does this subtract one from the number of imaginary wars he’s ended?
It’s strange to see people with some capacity for individual thought who also didn’t think this was exactly what he’d say.
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It’s strange to see people with some capacity for individual thought who also didn’t think this was exactly what he’d say.
His followers repeat it like they’ll get gold stars on their kool aid for being good boys and girls
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
His followers repeat it like they’ll get gold stars on their kool aid for being good boys and girls
That’s the sound of academia flatlining
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
That’s the sound of academia flatlining
I love when people think someone in microeconomics understands macroeconomics.
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I love when people think someone in microeconomics understands macroeconomics.
The other side of it is that employers and HR need to do a much better job of understanding the skills a degree confers and stop asking for 10 years experience for every job, even entry level. Plus grade inflation and diploma mills are devaluing all degrees, not just the ones that deserve it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The other side of it is that employers and HR need to do a much better job of understanding the skills a degree confers and stop asking for 10 years experience for every job, even entry level. Plus grade inflation and diploma mills are devaluing all degrees, not just the ones that deserve it.
Until employers understand the talent they’re getting from someone with a liberal arts degree, it’s a lot of time to invest for massive debt and limited job prospects. A lot of higher ed’s crisis was orchestrated by the political right, but internal mismanagement is exacerbating it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Until employers understand the talent they’re getting from someone with a liberal arts degree, it’s a lot of time to invest for massive debt and limited job prospects. A lot of higher ed’s crisis was orchestrated by the political right, but internal mismanagement is exacerbating it.
A graduate history degree should say to employers not only that you understand power structures, historiography, and the narrative arc of the past, it should signal that you’re resourceful enough to find answers and learn new things as needed.
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A graduate history degree should say to employers not only that you understand power structures, historiography, and the narrative arc of the past, it should signal that you’re resourceful enough to find answers and learn new things as needed.
History should not have digital, public, etc. subfields that disqualify qualified people from jobs. A history graduate degree should open any door to any history field, even if it requires some further training after hire, but it doesn’t. Colleges want more majors for more resources & it hurts grads
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
History should not have digital, public, etc. subfields that disqualify qualified people from jobs. A history graduate degree should open any door to any history field, even if it requires some further training after hire, but it doesn’t. Colleges want more majors for more resources & it hurts grads
Even though I believe a liberal arts degree should open almost every door involving critical thought, writing, or research, it will not. And schools should be honest about that. And should stop subdividing degree fields….
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Even though I believe a liberal arts degree should open almost every door involving critical thought, writing, or research, it will not. And schools should be honest about that. And should stop subdividing degree fields….
It’s important to know that with a glut of un/deremployed people most employers can require 10 years of experience for entry-level positions and find someone hard up enough to take the job. And if it’s not in your immediate field, you will have a hell of a time convincing employers you’re qualified.
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s important to know that with a glut of un/deremployed people most employers can require 10 years of experience for entry-level positions and find someone hard up enough to take the job. And if it’s not in your immediate field, you will have a hell of a time convincing employers you’re qualified.