writer, southern.
Co-host, Radio Atlantic.
Author of The State Must Provide. Writing Is This America?
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@adamhsays.comReposted by @adamhsays.comNew archive dive on Emily Dickinson! youtu.be/LN5mYkpIgqc?...
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@anniewaldman.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.com86 eviction cases in 36 minutes! "Two days later, on 18 June, the morning after a tropical storm hit New Orleans, flooding parts of the city and downing trees across roadways, he heard 86 cases in 36 minutes. All but one resulted in a judgment of eviction."
@adamhsays.comNew archive dive on Emily Dickinson! youtu.be/LN5mYkpIgqc?...
@adamserwer.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comThe campaign of educational censorship sweeping Texas and other GOP-governed states in the name of “free speech” and “diversity of viewpoint” in many ways exceeds the worst of the McCarthy Era (gift link obvs) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
@bakerdphd.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.com"We should be asking ourselves: When is civility useful and when is it a canard for oppression? When is anger a detriment and when is it a righteous tool?"
insidehighered.comWhat’s Wrong With Civility?Civility can be a tool of engagement. But history has shown it can also be used to oppress the powerless.
@adamhsays.comJose!!
@bakerdphd.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comI've been appointed to NACIQI, the federal advisory committee that recommends which accrediting agencies the U.S. Department of Education should recognize. Looking forward to using my expertise to help guide the future of U.S. higher education.
@themarshallproject.orgReposted by @adamhsays.comSo far in Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children. Many of those children have been detained in locations where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them.
This article was published in partnership with @us.theguardian.com www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...
@amandamull.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comIn July, I went to the NFL Flag Championships in Indiana to see the enormous boom in youth flag football in person. Turns out, girls love ball. My story leads off @bloomberg.com Businessweek’s November issue on women’s sports. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
bloomberg.comThe NFL’s $192 Million Bet on Flag Football Is Paying Off With Teen GirlsThe sport has seen unprecedented growth since the pandemic. Next up: The Olympics and a college campus near you.
@adamhsays.comread @caitlindickerson.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comMost people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
@mainepublic.orgReposted by @adamhsays.comThe plan also calls for eliminating one-fifth of currently vacant positions, combining course sections and eventually closing programs with low enrollment to reduce costs.
@joshpizpom.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comEXC: 90 programmes in Edinburgh University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are to be closed.
The casualties, which include 48 language and literature programmes, will be 'taught out', w/ no admissions after 2027.
@edyong209.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comBriefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
@brianlyman.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comIn Shomari Figures’ case, the reasons for hope are 1) the decent national environment 2) signs of Democratic enthusiasm around Alabama and 3) lackluster GOP turnout in the Wiregrass in the three elections we’ve already had this year.
@rebeccanagle.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comA Navajo professor and her students have spent years driving across the reservation testing wells & made a free map so families can find clean water. www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
@danielstrauss.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comListen to me talk with Adam Harris! open.spotify.com/episode/0j2O...
@liamsadams.bsky.socialReposted by @adamhsays.comAn ensemble lineup, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez & the late Rev. Jesse Jackson’s son, addressed the nation’s oldest and largest Black Protest denomination’s annual gathering about voting rights. @adellembanks.bsky.social on NBCUSA: religionnews.com/2026/09/11/n...
@mclem.orgReposted by @adamhsays.comThe unstoppable @mhackman.bsky.social of @wsj.com reported on this over the summer, when most of us had only heard disturbing rumors.
@mclem.orgReposted by @adamhsays.comThe US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
