Terry Bouton
@terrybouton.bsky.social
Historian of the American Revolution and Creation of the US Constitution. Author of Taming Democracy.
Forthcoming Book: Madison's Mistake: The Rise and Fall of American Monarchism.
Democracy Dies in Doomerism. Don't be a Doomer.
Forthcoming Book: Madison's Mistake: The Rise and Fall of American Monarchism.
Democracy Dies in Doomerism. Don't be a Doomer.
"I would have had an heir if I had these t-levels as a younger man."
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"I would have had an heir if I had these t-levels as a younger man."
What if Spartacus had a piper cub?
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What if Spartacus had a piper cub?
The first sentence is 68 characters over the limit.
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The first sentence is 68 characters over the limit.
"Indebted to Biblical Hebrew and Rabelaisian French, tohu-bohu means ‘[t]hat which is empty and formless; chaos; utter confusion’, or so claims the electronic edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) — a fitting sobriquet, I suggest,
for the meretricious Comparative Law: A Very Short Intro.."
for the meretricious Comparative Law: A Very Short Intro.."
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"Indebted to Biblical Hebrew and Rabelaisian French, tohu-bohu means ‘[t]hat which is empty and formless; chaos; utter confusion’, or so claims the electronic edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) — a fitting sobriquet, I suggest,
for the meretricious Comparative Law: A Very Short Intro.."
for the meretricious Comparative Law: A Very Short Intro.."
Reposted by Terry Bouton
Exactly .
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The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Exactly .
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Like historians defending Joesph Ellis.
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Like historians defending Joesph Ellis.
I hear the cafeteria serves every meal with a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti.
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I hear the cafeteria serves every meal with a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Paper trail, paper trail, paper trail. Keep everything in writing.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Paper trail, paper trail, paper trail. Keep everything in writing.
Another reason the next AHA needs a MMA workshop.
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Another reason the next AHA needs a MMA workshop.