Matt Williams
@willhomes7.bsky.social
U.S. History Ph.D, married, history teacher in NYC, music, book, and animal lover, especially cats.
Unfortunately, the unfounded idea that Trump has some kind of mystical connection with white rural Americans, one beyond the ability of polling or analysis to prove, will never truly die the ignominious death it deserves.
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Unfortunately, the unfounded idea that Trump has some kind of mystical connection with white rural Americans, one beyond the ability of polling or analysis to prove, will never truly die the ignominious death it deserves.
She should have hired Bill Maher for the job, obvs
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
She should have hired Bill Maher for the job, obvs
I was 26 when it came out and the film was so over the top and nonsensical that for the first time I felt old.
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I was 26 when it came out and the film was so over the top and nonsensical that for the first time I felt old.
It makes Justice Sotomayor’s dissent in Trump vs. US even more prescient: “Whether described as presumptive or absolute, under the majority’s rule, a President’s use of any official power for any purpose, even the most corrupt, is immune from prosecution.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It makes Justice Sotomayor’s dissent in Trump vs. US even more prescient: “Whether described as presumptive or absolute, under the majority’s rule, a President’s use of any official power for any purpose, even the most corrupt, is immune from prosecution.”
In six months when Trump walks away from Venezuela as it descends into chaos, he’ll deny ever saying he would run it.
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
In six months when Trump walks away from Venezuela as it descends into chaos, he’ll deny ever saying he would run it.
I love Joseph Ellis’s description of Madison’s skepticism about assigning sovereignty to the “people” as risking “the highly combustible, inherently swoonish character of democracy.” And that’s we ended up with!
January 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I love Joseph Ellis’s description of Madison’s skepticism about assigning sovereignty to the “people” as risking “the highly combustible, inherently swoonish character of democracy.” And that’s we ended up with!
Reps who don’t know how to use the office while “out of power” have no hope using it to get back in power.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Reps who don’t know how to use the office while “out of power” have no hope using it to get back in power.
If the buses aren’t free by 5:00, impeach!
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If the buses aren’t free by 5:00, impeach!
“sometimes makes factual errors” 😂😂😂
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“sometimes makes factual errors” 😂😂😂
It also goes beyond informing the Constitution: “as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.”
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
It also goes beyond informing the Constitution: “as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.”
WSJ editorial tomorrow: When will the Mayor admit that his agenda has failed New Yorkers?
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
WSJ editorial tomorrow: When will the Mayor admit that his agenda has failed New Yorkers?
I live in Manhattan and can confirm they all were gone as of 12:01am 😂😂
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I live in Manhattan and can confirm they all were gone as of 12:01am 😂😂
McPherson described it as “a supply of shoes” in Battle Cry, so I was a little off.
December 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
McPherson described it as “a supply of shoes” in Battle Cry, so I was a little off.
Last name of "Saxon," just perfect!
December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last name of "Saxon," just perfect!
You may be right! I was recalling a lecture I heard by Allen Guelzo, as well as his book on Gettysburg, so my memory may be faulty.
December 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You may be right! I was recalling a lecture I heard by Allen Guelzo, as well as his book on Gettysburg, so my memory may be faulty.
Generations of Civil War historians claimed that Gettysburg happened in part because of a shoe factory that drew each side’s attention. A letter written years after 1863 was the source of this idea, but no such factory ever existed there.
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Generations of Civil War historians claimed that Gettysburg happened in part because of a shoe factory that drew each side’s attention. A letter written years after 1863 was the source of this idea, but no such factory ever existed there.
A few words of support to one of my 8th graders can go a long way
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A few words of support to one of my 8th graders can go a long way
When Billy Ray asks if there are any lawyers around 😂
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When Billy Ray asks if there are any lawyers around 😂
You’re a couple of bookies
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
You’re a couple of bookies